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Another point when people say they can buy ammo cheaper and practice more, what about the people that have been hunting shotgun all their life and have all shotguns, and no rifle. I guess its ok for them to spend extra money now to change weapons.
Who says they have to quit using shotguns just because rifles become an option?. If shotguns are truely just as accurate andeffectiveas rifles in southern tier conditions why would they evenwant to change?
First thing I really don't want to get into a debat. I understand your point of veiw.
Obliviously you would like rifle bill to pass. Thats fine if you do, but I don't see were your going with these reasons.
Lets be honest now, you will be able to shoot at 300yds and I will only have a 100yd shot right. Now I don't think that is very fair. Now I would have to buy a rifle right? The main reason why they want to change weapons is for money!Plain and simple.Now with what I just said before, Why would I want to shoot ashotgun when everyone else is shooting a rifle, I think alot of others will be forced into buying a rifle also. Its notreally because they want to too, it just because it would make sense right.
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Then we also have poachers, its alot easier for them to take a shot from a raod now also..
What makes you think poachers arent already using rifles? By definition poachers are acting outside the game laws, and for spotlighting deer across a cornfield I doubt they are worried about breaking the "slugguns only" rule.
Yeah your right they don't follow the rules, but it would make it easier for them?
Or is it common for people to carry rifles in their trucks in shotgun country during hunting season. Breaking the rules is breaking the rules, it would also make double the punishment right!
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I know from exsperince how many people are against hunting in general (anti's). Like what was earlier posted that we havehad accident #'s down. Because of it theAnti's don't have much of an argument on their side.ing that slugguns are safeSo why not keep it that way. It will only take one accident to trigger them.
By your own admission anti's are against hunting in general, It doesent matter how you do it they still dont like the fact that you are killing animals, Period. If it took only one accident to end hunting in NY, it would have ended this year.What more, According to a study by the PGC, rifle use actually results in fewer accidents than sluggun use.
Let me tell you if you hunted in my area you wouldknow what I mean. Enough said! And no one accident wouldn't end hunting, it would just give them more fuel for the fire!!!!! If you don't know they are attacking us in seperate situations, not the hole picture. In that I mean they will try restrct us as much as possible.
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Please keep an open mind, and not personal prefence. Beacuse I don't believe we should change just because of personal prefernce.
Wouldent the "open minded" aproach be to give rifle hunting a try for a few years? How do you know rifle hunting the southern tier wont work, we've never tried it(in recent times, since the advnt of hunter safty courses).