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Anybody remember the "DC sniper" a few years back?
Somebody needs a slap in the head....IDIOT!!! doesn't make me feel to safe..Not very far form Me....I hear shotguns quite often thruout the day...WTF?
Originally Posted by WIVB
CONEWANGO, N.Y. (WIVB) - State Police are trying to find out who fired a gunshot that sent a bullet drilling through a school bus. That bullet barely missed the driver and came close to a bus load of children from the Randolph School District.
The incident happened along Route 241 in Conewango, Cattaraugus County around 7:30 Monday morning.
"Our driver heard a noise similar to possibly a firecracker or possibly signifying some engine trouble," Randolph High School Principal Dave Davison tells News 4.
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Anybody remember the "DC sniper" a few years back?
1)"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." -Thomas Jefferson.
2)"Imagine how gun control might be stomped if GOA or SAF had the (compromising) NRA's 4 million members!" -Me. http://jpfo.org/filegen-n-z/nraletter.htm
The source of the bullet was a hunter, in a 15 foot tree stand, a quarter mile from the road, shooting at a deer on his own land.
The only way to prevent such an incident is to prohibit hunting with rifles unless surrounded by a 2-mile entirely uninhabited radius.
Looks like someone needs a refresher in the concept of "know your target and what's beyond". At minimum, the idiot needs to have his/her hunting license pulled, and be responsible for any damage caused by the errant round.Originally Posted by nogods
"A few well placed shots with a .22LR is a lot better than a bunch of solid misses with a .44 mag!" Glock Armorer, NRA Chief RSO, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloading Rifle, Muzzleloading Shotgun, and Home Firearm Safety Training Counselor
If this is true then I agree with Idiot. A quarter mile is only 440 yards and within the range that some hunters will attempt to take game. If he was shooting toward a road only 400 yards away then he needs his license revoked. If he was in a 15' stand that means he would probably have been shooting down and the bullet should never have made it to the road so I would say he missed badly. Either way his land or not he is an idiot for shooting toward a road.Looks like someone needs a refresher in the concept of "know your target and what's beyond". At minimum, the idiot needs to have his/her hunting license pulled, and be responsible for any damage caused by the errant round.
If he was in an elevated position the deer must have been on a ridge line or right along the road. Did they say anything about a ricochet?
If the bullet you fire hits somebody else other than the intended target you will and should have a problem, no matter where you were at, firing in what direction etc. If you don't have a clear backdrop you can't take the shot.
The shooter deserves whatever punishment he gets. Banning rifle hunting is a stupid reaction. Why not just ban hunting? Research shows that there are more accidental shootings in shotgun only country than where rifle hunting is allowed.
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You never punish the many for the actions of the few, or in this case, the one.
Liberty is not just a word people.
The hunter should be punished accordingly for his negligent action and that he turned himself in should be taken into consideration.
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