LeftyHenry
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Pacridge said:This folks is why I bow hunt. Less morons in the woods with firearms. Over the past 20 years or so I've had my truck shot twice during Elk rifle season. In fact I actually have a bullet hole in the side of my house. Rifle/road hunters have bad name for a reason.
Cheney maybe an idiot when it comes to firearm safety but he's got a lot of company.
Napoleon's Nightingale said:Cheney must have pretty bad eyesight if he can't see a man standing in front of him.
Source
Armstrong said she was watching from a car while Cheney, Whittington and another hunter got out of the vehicle to shoot at a covey of quail.
Whittington shot a bird and went to look for it in the tall grass, while Cheney and the third hunter walked to another spot and discovered a second covey.
Whittington "came up from behind the vice president and the other hunter and didn't signal them or indicate to them or announce himself," Armstrong said.
"The vice president didn't see him," she continued. "The covey flushed and the vice president picked out a bird and was following it and shot. And by god, Harry was in the line of fire and got peppered pretty good."
danarhea said:Maybe Cheney is not such an idiot after all. The guy he shot is a lawyer. LOL.
KCConservative said:So Che thinks someone getting shot is funny. Dana seems to agree. I'm waiting for aps and kidrocks and champs and hipster to follow suit. You guys have fun. Embarrass yourselves.
I think it's quite unfortunate. I'm sure the Vice President feels awful, just as anyone would.
:2wave:aps said:Shut up, KC. Remember how upset you got with me when I assumed you were a gay basher? I really don't care enough about this to even comment about it. *yawn*
The only person embarrassing himself is you. Grow up. I hope you teach your children better manners than you display on here. I really hope so.
ThePhoenix said:Looks like the victim is the one at fault to me.
Napoleon's Nightingale said:If Whittington was standing behind Cheney then how did he get shot?
GySgt said:I had an idiot Uncle shoot another idiot Uncle while hunting. It happens. In most these cases, the idiot hunters weren't wearing orange. It's real easy to get sight visioned while aiming at a moving target.
tryreading said:I think they were wearing camoflage.
GySgt said:I had an idiot Uncle shoot another idiot Uncle while hunting. It happens. In most these cases, the idiot hunters weren't wearing orange. It's real easy to get sight visioned while aiming at a moving target.
KCConservative said:So Che thinks someone getting shot is funny. Dana seems to agree. I'm waiting for aps and kidrocks and champs and hipster to follow suit. You guys have fun. Embarrass yourselves.
I think it's quite unfortunate. I'm sure the Vice President feels awful, just as anyone would.
KidRocks said:"Guns don't kill people, people do."
Come on guys , we all know that Guns don't kill people. Vice Presidents who
play with guns kill people, or almost.
LOL... and I love it!
Napoleon's Nightingale said:Okay but that doesn't change the fact that he was standing behind Cheney so how does a person shoot another person whos standing behind them?
GySgt said:"Sight Vision."
Try it. Place a ruler or stick (something to simulate a rifle or shotgun) in front of you and aim down the top of it with one eye closed. Now simulate you are chasing your sights on a moving target (like birds or a deer). Notice how many things quickly jump in your aim. Now imagine you have your target perfectly and you squeeze the trigger only to find that something got in the way in that last split second. This is how it happens.
This sort of thing is why the military works with areas of aim rather than a free for all.
Napoleon's Nightingale said:If the man was standing behind Cheney and Cheney turned around the man would have blocked his view of the target and Cheney would have known he was there. How do you aim low enough to hit a person standing in front of you and not notice that a person is standing in front of you?
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