ORIGINAL: Triple Se7en
Nowhere in my post did I memtion people being hurt or killed in Minnesota specifically. I simply alluded to people being hurt and/or killed in this country over astray gunshots during hunting seasons. The DNR ranger I spoke to said "odds are" when restictions like thesetake place, someone - perhaps plural, gets hurt and/or injured - thus resulting in a smaller, shorterdownrange bullet/firearm restriction. If I mislead anyone here to beilieve that I know what's going on in some other state 1500 miles away from Michigan, well you have a screw loose even thinking I ight have that sort of information. I don't have any insider scoop in the state I live in. Thinking I know what's happening in Minnesota is kind of funny. I never thought any poster here would even consider something like that. Kinda' surprises me how little common sense some folks have -- especially ML board administrators.
What do you think I have available at my fingertips Wolfhound?.... a synopsis on every gun injury or death in America? Are you insane or just stupid? I gave you one of plural reasons why this Minnesota restriction "probably" took place. By 'probably'... I mean "odds-are". According to this Ranger, shots fired is the #1 reason a restriction gets put in place after an extended time with no restrictions. I never said it was the the only or persuadingreason for the change in Minnesota.
Frankly... I don't care why they (Minnesota)changed their laws.... just happy about that they did.
That's not what you said.
Why do you think Minnesota banned them Cayugad? Here's one of a few reasons! Because they seriously injured & killed people eating dinner in their kitchens of farmhouses too close to hunting areas where regular muzzleloaders and/or shotguns are allowed.
As folks are getting hurt and/or killed, stategaming boardsare counter-acting to the results. They remain legal in states - UNTIL MORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR DIE. I spent over an hour discussing this subject with a range officer at my nearest gun range. So if goofy Mr. Gander or Cascadedadwants to know where I get my info -- that's where.
Your range officer needs to check what he's saying. That's like the guys at Ultimate Firearms telling people that Savages were blowing up everywhere. They changed their tunes after talking to the CEO of Savage.
That's the thing about rumors, they grow bigger every telling. Shame on you for repeating it without verifing it first. And shame on you forposting it like it was fact. That just hands the anti's ammunition to use against us all. Hunting is the safest sport, safer than football, basketball, etc.
The next case where someone with a smokeless muzzleloader kills someone accidently will be the first one I hear about. It may have happened already but I've never heard about it. I canremember allthe stories about ML's that I've heard taking a life. Most of the time it's death by stupidity, like using a lighter at the breech while looking in the muzzle, or a tragic accident like someone snapping a cap on a child only to find the gun was loaded. You want a cause, try stamping out stupidity. It's more abundant than hydrogen.