why were duels illegal but could still happen in places like NJ

by one-withthering

More in the 1700-1800 duels like Alexander Hamilton v Aaron Burr 1804 and Philip Hamilton and George Eacker 1801

Searocksandtrees

Hi, I wouldn't doubt that /u/Georgy_K_Zhukov has gone into this in greater detail elsewhere, but he answers this question here