Gunsby_Blazen
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maybe everyone should wear orange...
I dont know, is that a bad idea???
I dont know, is that a bad idea???
What can you say, accidents happen.
Some of you gentlemen are focusing on a single word and missing my larger point. First of all I think the word accident is valid; here's the Merriam Webster definition of the word - 1a: an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance b: lack of intention or necessity. 2 a: an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorance. The kid did not plan or intend to kill a person. Be that as it may let me modify the statement from my previous post: What can you say, both accidents and mistakes (insert noun or verb of you choice) happen. My larger point is that if others learn from this tragedy and lives are saved as a result then this poor woman will not have died for nothing.
Well, what happened was sh**, and it happened. Care to cite the post that said it was ok?According to some on this site those were "accidents" and "sh** happens". As long as the shooters felt bad about it later then everything is just fine.
Duh.It may be an "accident" in your world, but it resulted from negligence. Negligence often results in accidents.
Teenage hunter to face manslaughter charge
Story Published: Aug 11, 2008 at 8:54 PM PDT
Story Updated: Aug 12, 2008 at 12:11 PM PDT
By Eric Schudiske & News Services
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- Authorities say a 14-year-old Concrete, Wash. boy will be charged as a juvenile with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting of a hiker.
Skagit County Prosecutor Rich Weyrich said Monday the young bear hunter acted recklessly when he fatally shot Pamela Almli of Oso on Aug. 2 in the Sauk Mountain area near Rockport.
Almli, 54, was shot in the head as she bent over to put a jacket into a backpack. The boy was with his 16-year-old brother when he fired a .270-caliber rifle from about 120 yards away.
Weyrich says the teenager failed to follow guidelines in the state's hunting safety manual, especially being sure of a target and what lies beyond it.
The teen took a hunting class when he was 9 years old. If convicted he could face nine months in juvenile detention.
Hunting roots run deep in the mountains of Skagit County. But when the teen accidentally shot Almli, surprise registered in Olympia over the fact a minor as young as 14 can legally hunt alone.
Now Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, is proposing a graduated hunting license, which would require a teen to hunt with an adult until the age of 16 or 18.
"I also think it should apply to certain type of hunting, perhaps not as many restrictions when hunting ducks as opposed to hunting bear. It could depend on the type of firearm as well," said Kohl-Welles.
Hunters agree some things need to change before tragedy strikes again.
"It's not safe for them (young hunters) to be up in there if they don't know how to survive, especially if they don't know how to survive," said Dave Croghan, "and to make sure when they shoot they're positive what they're shooting at."
Almli's family members said they support new legislation but also honor hunters' rights.
"We are not against changing the law. Minors hunting with adults, in our mind, is a real good thing," said Theresa Smith, Almli's sister-in-law.
Duh.
I hope you fellows don't miss your target as often as you miss the point.
The teen took a hunting class when he was 9 years old.