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<blockquote data-quote="shortshooter" data-source="post: 220894" data-attributes="member: 7359"><p><strong>hiker killed</strong></p><p></p><p>I have to agree with 25-06. The individual simply didn't take time and the care to identify the target.</p><p></p><p>It matters not what color of clothing/poncho the victim was wearing or where the sun was in relation to the shooter. The is simply no lame-*** excuse when it come to this type of situation. The gal could be even wearing an elk-horn hat, and still it wouldn't matter!</p><p></p><p>You NEVER shoot unless your sure of your target. Pure and simple! It doesn't get any more simple.</p><p></p><p>If you have someone yelling, "shoot, shoot", it still makes not one frickin' bit of difference.</p><p></p><p>When you go hunting you are hunting under the "states" codes/laws and taking part of a privilige of said state. Hunting is not a RIGHT like bearing arms happens to be, but rather a privilige regulated by the state's wildlife management or resource division.</p><p></p><p>This idiot just abused those priviliges and committed murder. Blue poncho, sunlight, or shoot, shoot, it doesn't matter. He killed an innocent human being because he didn't properly handle a firearm safety commandment. It's that simple and there can be no excuse for his actions. Now he's made it more difficult for other hunters to enjoy their privlidges.</p><p></p><p>The only excuse that I can imagine is perhaps the bullet may have been deflected by a "hard surface" and he didn't aim at the women.</p><p></p><p>Or perhaps the woman may have attacked him and it was self defense.</p><p></p><p>None of these appear to apply.</p><p></p><p>I'll be hunting bear this fall. I cannot imagine the situation that wouldn't allow me not to be able to distinguish my target. If I couldn't tell what species I was looking at I wouldn't attempt to even point my rifle muzzle at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortshooter, post: 220894, member: 7359"] [b]hiker killed[/b] I have to agree with 25-06. The individual simply didn't take time and the care to identify the target. It matters not what color of clothing/poncho the victim was wearing or where the sun was in relation to the shooter. The is simply no lame-*** excuse when it come to this type of situation. The gal could be even wearing an elk-horn hat, and still it wouldn't matter! You NEVER shoot unless your sure of your target. Pure and simple! It doesn't get any more simple. If you have someone yelling, "shoot, shoot", it still makes not one frickin' bit of difference. When you go hunting you are hunting under the "states" codes/laws and taking part of a privilige of said state. Hunting is not a RIGHT like bearing arms happens to be, but rather a privilige regulated by the state's wildlife management or resource division. This idiot just abused those priviliges and committed murder. Blue poncho, sunlight, or shoot, shoot, it doesn't matter. He killed an innocent human being because he didn't properly handle a firearm safety commandment. It's that simple and there can be no excuse for his actions. Now he's made it more difficult for other hunters to enjoy their privlidges. The only excuse that I can imagine is perhaps the bullet may have been deflected by a "hard surface" and he didn't aim at the women. Or perhaps the woman may have attacked him and it was self defense. None of these appear to apply. I'll be hunting bear this fall. I cannot imagine the situation that wouldn't allow me not to be able to distinguish my target. If I couldn't tell what species I was looking at I wouldn't attempt to even point my rifle muzzle at it. [/QUOTE]
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