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From: snitor!petert@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Toth)
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Subject: Re: Hunting "Accidents"
Message-ID: <1991Jun5.101855.26639@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
Date: 5 Jun 91 15:18:55 GMT
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In article <1991Jun3.092243.13558@doug.cae.wisc.edu> emory!Dixie.Com!jgd@gatech.edu (John G. DeArmond) writes:
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>[..Description of excellent training method deleted.]

A similar idea is to teach hunting with a camera mounted on a
gunstock.  Granted, the tool used doesn't have the same feel, but
gives proof of placement.

Now, if bore sized cameras show up on the market, we really have a tool.

>Even though I'm a gun rights activist and sometimes hunter, were I to
>find myself on a jury evaluating a hunting "accident", I'm afraid the 
>defendent would have a tough go of it.  I just don't see any excuses for
>shooting someone in the woods.

My sentiments exactly. There may be explanations, but no excuses.

Peter Toth