Yep. Then you argue:
Posted on 02/13/2006 10:38:19 AM PST by SirLinksalot
Last I checked, Al Gore's poor gun safety practices did not result in the injury of someone else.
So why do we rip into Al Gore's poor gun safety but apologize for Cheney's?
It happens. Target fixation is a problem in all shooting sports. We participate in a dangerous sport while accepting the risk and despite the risk.
I was joking.
Given some of the attempts here to downplay Cheney's poor hunting safety on the web's premier firearms website, I'd say there is plenty of irony to go around here.
One of my hunting partners witnessed a trajic accident and became a safety fanatic. Unfortunately, he could not see me for the thick brush and I got a load of #7 1/2 shot in the butt. My mistake was in wandering out of sight so he did not know where I was.
Written by someone that never hunted.
One of my hunting partners witnessed a trajic accident and became a safety fanatic. Unfortunately, he could not see me for the thick brush and I got a load of #7 1/2 shot in the butt. My mistake was in wandering out of sight so he did not know where I was.
Unfortunately, some folks saying the same thing on FR are not.
The owner of the property said that Whittington was heading out to join up with the hunting party (so wasn't "with" the hunting party). She also said he was hit from a range of about 30 yards. In tall grass and brush that's quite a ways to be seen and heard.
Of course as a shooter you need to always be aware of what's around you, so perhaps this is no excuse. But, it does change my perception of the accident quite a bit.
The rule about lawyers is this:
They aren't supposed to get up.
Its kinda like that joke: Whats the saddest thing on the face of the earth? A bus full of lawyers going over a cliff. . . . . .
With one empty seat! ! ! !
I think the technical name for it is "accident"!!
The shooter is responsible for where his shot goes. There is never an excuse for accidentally shooting someone. Having said all that, shooting one lawyer is a good first step.
Since it is so obvious with regard to the shooter, I don't need for you to answer that one.
Also, for any contention that the 'shootee' did something wrong, can you point me to your source for the factual basis?
Finally, for any contention that the 'shootee' did something wrong, please advise whether any such wrongdoing caused the VP to pull the trigger with a man in front of his shotgun.
Yep. Then you argue:
Sometimes accidents just happen. We have somehow, over the last few years (or decades) lost sight of that fact. Now, someone always has to be at fault.
We have a winner. Who will probably be flamed for being correct.
If you pull the trigger of a shotgun and there is someone in front of your shotgun that you don't intend to shoot, it is your fault. Period.
Did he hit the quail?
Actually he got a twofer. A quail AND a lawyer!
 the question will linger on: how does an accident like this happen among hunters with so much experience? If this question was posed as: "how does an incident like this happen among hunters with so much experience?" ... then it would be a question in search of an answer, however, it wasn't worded this way and the question actually has the answer embedded within itself. The use of the term ACCIDENT is the answer period. |
If you look you'll see the explanation all over the thread. Now I'm remembering something I read about arguing with fools and shutting up.
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