Dr. Tran - the mask bans that you reference were not about medical masks. They were "anti-Ku Klux Klan" laws that were enacted to prevent people from committing crimes (often violent crimes) without fear of being publicly identified. firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/anti...
Most anti-mask laws do not target specific groups. Instead, they typically ban mask wearing that intimidates. Opponents of such laws invoke First Amendment freedom of association.
People are using these older anti-Klan laws to justify criminalizing people wearing medical masks in the present moment
You're off base. "Most anti-mask laws do not target specific groups explicitly. Instead, they use neutral language, typically banning mask wearing that intimidates others." Then why is it that Hochul, Adams, and others have been quoted as stating medical masks should be banned?