Friday, December 4, 2009
ASK THOSE WHO LIVE THERE
“For residents of Suffolk, the only consensus to be had on hunting regulations was that they should be consistent across the city,” said Deputy City Manager Patrick Roberts in Wednesday’s City Council meeting. He, and it matters not his personal experience with hunting and guns, chaired the public input meeting to get opinions on Suffolk proposed rifle regulations. The magic word is “consistency” as applied across the city and differences between local and state laws. Councilman Barlow summed it nicely, “It’s nice to have it all the same, but the city’s not the same all over,” Of course the chief concern is the use of rifles that can kill at much longer distances than the shotgun. So why not ask just those folks who live near or in hunting areas what they prefer from the standpoint of safety? And ask rifle enthusiasts why they can’t get by with the blunderbuss shotgun. How much more advantage do they want?
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Anyone with a shred of familarity would recognize the range of a rifle. To reduce the risk hunter education classes are required for novices to ensure the direcion of fire is towards the ground. This follows many localities requring hunters with rifles to fire from an elevated position. My biggest fear is some nit wit that fires at a street sign just as I'm rounding the corner.
Interesting facts on hunting in Afghastian:
50 Cal McMillain bolt action 5 shot rifle sets new worlds record for a kill: 2400 meters or 1.48 mile.
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