Plant.One
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Originally Posted By: biggen0_8I can understand the Elmer Fudd situation,but that exists whether your using a shotgun or a rifle, unfortunately stupid people are protected by our society.
in this case i dont see it as protecting the stupid people - i see it as protecting innocent people from the stupid people.
a shotgun slug at 500 yds has the trajectory nearly a mortar round. it has a relatively short range.
a 30-06 or 300 WM at 500 yds is still cruising along relatively flatly (compared to a 12 gauge slug or anything fired out of a pistol caliber carbine as described in the laws above) and still able to do some pretty significant damage.
i'd much rather the Elmer Fudd's of this world be out toting a shotgun or a pistol caliber carbine than a high powered rifle - especially in semi-urban areas. but thats just my opinion. I'm blessed to hunt for the most part on private property in a mostly rural area outside of our restricted zone. I know all the hunters around me & based on their success i have to believe when my neighbor's tell me they can shoot. but that's a really small sampling of the hunting community and definitely not what i would consider the weekend warrior crowd. all except one are landowners who have hunted most of their lives, and the guy who leases has been renting for over 15 years now and only lives a few miles from us. and he's a deer hunter, trapper and winter fur hunter.
Quote:I guess I'm mostly wound up over idiots creating vague and difficult to enforce laws
that i can fully appreciate. at least our restricted zone hunting regs are very clear and concise. here's to hoping the locals get the language in the Indiana law sorted out quickly so everyone knows what going on.
in this case i dont see it as protecting the stupid people - i see it as protecting innocent people from the stupid people.
a shotgun slug at 500 yds has the trajectory nearly a mortar round. it has a relatively short range.
a 30-06 or 300 WM at 500 yds is still cruising along relatively flatly (compared to a 12 gauge slug or anything fired out of a pistol caliber carbine as described in the laws above) and still able to do some pretty significant damage.
i'd much rather the Elmer Fudd's of this world be out toting a shotgun or a pistol caliber carbine than a high powered rifle - especially in semi-urban areas. but thats just my opinion. I'm blessed to hunt for the most part on private property in a mostly rural area outside of our restricted zone. I know all the hunters around me & based on their success i have to believe when my neighbor's tell me they can shoot. but that's a really small sampling of the hunting community and definitely not what i would consider the weekend warrior crowd. all except one are landowners who have hunted most of their lives, and the guy who leases has been renting for over 15 years now and only lives a few miles from us. and he's a deer hunter, trapper and winter fur hunter.
Quote:I guess I'm mostly wound up over idiots creating vague and difficult to enforce laws
that i can fully appreciate. at least our restricted zone hunting regs are very clear and concise. here's to hoping the locals get the language in the Indiana law sorted out quickly so everyone knows what going on.