docwharden1881
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I would think that like anything it could be considered deadly force if shot at close range.
Shooting someone is a really terrible idea if lethal force is not justified.
The idea was to keep coyotes or mountain lions away from home but not to kill or injure them. Thank you, however, for replying.
It may not have been intended to be fatal but it could possibly put you in the "hot seat". We had a constable killed here in South Texas 40 years ago. He was hit with rat shot and 1 little pellet went straight into his heart.Anything that goes bang and used against a human, most DA's will have a field day with you in court. Justified shooting or not, you will be arrested. Just standard procedure.
bob olinger supposedly kept his shotgun loaded with 18 dimes. think mythbusters may have touched on both dimes and rock salt in a gun episode.The target would have to be awful close. Rock Salt is not heavy enough and "ballistic" enough to have be carried too far.There is a legend of an outlaw in Oklahoma (I think) who supposedly used silver dimes in his shotgun.Tests prove they were not heavy or aerodynamic enough to be efficient.But it made for a good story.
It may not have been intended to be fatal but it could possibly put you in the "hot seat". We had a constable killed here in South Texas 40 years ago. He was hit with rat shot and 1 little pellet went straight into his heart.
First, VP Cheney didn't shoot the guy. The official story is that the guy shot just happened to be a jerk and purposefully walked into the shot-pattern. Second, that's why he apologized to VP Cheney.Then again, the VPOTUS shot a lawyer in Texas back in '06 with bird shot and he lived, a little heavier with the shot still in him though...
Dick Cheney hunting accident - Wikipedia
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Taking parts of that incident out of context only help spread bad publicity that hunters don't need.From what I understand Mr. Cheney knows perfectly well how to handle a shotgun.Then again, the VPOTUS shot a lawyer in Texas back in '06 with bird shot and he lived, a little heavier with the shot still in him though...
Dick Cheney hunting accident - Wikipedia
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Yeah, he knows that someone blocked his shot and they apologized to him.Taking parts of that incident out of context only help spread bad publicity that hunters don't need.From what I understand Mr. Cheney knows perfectly well how to handle a shotgun.
Yes, rock salt is lethal.let me try to rephrase b/c there were two different topics in one question. i perhaps did not do a good job explaining.
1. do you consider rock salt from a shotgun lethal?
2. The rock salt shells would only be employed against threats like coyotes or mountain lions, etc and not two legged pests.
You took care of the rephrasing in post #3……let me try to rephrase b/c there were two different topics in one question. i perhaps did not do a good job explaining.
1. do you consider rock salt from a shotgun lethal?
2. The rock salt shells would only be employed against threats like coyotes or mountain lions, etc and not two legged pests.