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Cheney : Shoots his, err, friend !?!?

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Old 13-02.-2006, 07:43 AM   #1
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Default Cheney : Shoots his, err, friend !?!?

Not only is Dick Cheney a completely incompetent politician, it seems that he can't even shoot properly.

His mate is still alive.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212...unting_accident
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Old 13-02.-2006, 10:44 PM   #2
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I have accidently been shot/sprayed several times while bird hunting. It can happen even by the most experienced people. In this case it happened with someone more popular and with with a little more hazardous impact. However, I still think he was careless in pointing his gun and firing without having a clear shot. I have seen dogs get shot as well. I guess sometimes people get a little too excited and prematurely pull the trigger.

The only time I have hit someone was at an indoor range shooting one of my .45 ACP's and a ricochet came back and hit my friend in the neck which is supposed to be impossible since the back walls are angled to stop the bullet. It had very little impact, but the hot lead stuck to his neck and burned a hole through his skin. Since then I have had several pieces of lead come back and hit me in the chest.
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Old 13-02.-2006, 11:21 PM   #3
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Default Re: Cheney : Shoots his, err, friend !?!?

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Not only is Dick Cheney a completely incompetent politician, it seems that he can't even shoot properly.

His mate is still alive.

Read all about it :

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212...unting_accident
This is too easy, I bet Wurm doesnt even bother with this one
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Old 13-02.-2006, 11:39 PM   #4
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This is too easy, I bet Wurm doesnt even bother with this one

i suspect that if Wurm did publish every mistake, slip or total total balls up that emerges from the Bush camp, he'd be on the soap box 24-7 writing stories.
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Cheney had his sights set on a bird so the the guy got some of the fall out and was peppered with buckshot. Whittington was at fault for coming up from behind Cheney and another hunter without indicating or announcing himself. if you know anything about hunting, you know he broke a cardinal rule.
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If Cheney had been hunting with Al Gore, Cindy Sheehan , or possibly with Wurm , then I would suggest a possible conspirecy. But after raising hunting dogs over 20 years and spending countless hours in the field, I am curious as to how this happened. I had a personal philosophy of not being around guns except with just about 4 of my friends that I knew well.
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Old 14-02.-2006, 01:27 AM   #7
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Whittington was at fault for coming up from behind Cheney and another hunter without indicating or announcing himself. if you know anything about hunting, you know he broke a cardinal rule.
Being a hunter I agree with that statement.
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If Cheney had been hunting with Al Gore, Cindy Sheehan , or possibly with Wurm , then I would suggest a possible conspirecy. But after raising hunting dogs over 20 years and spending countless hours in the field, I am curious as to how this happened. I had a personal philosophy of not being around guns except with just about 4 of my friends that I knew well.



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If Cheney had been hunting with Al Gore, Cindy Sheehan , or possibly with Wurm , then I would suggest a possible conspirecy. But after raising hunting dogs over 20 years and spending countless hours in the field, I am curious as to how this happened. I had a personal philosophy of not being around guns except with just about 4 of my friends that I knew well.

HHMMmm, Liberals...thems good eatin'. Sometimes hard to hit, you just gotta lead em right.
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HHMMmm, Liberals...thems good eatin'. Sometimes hard to hit, you just gotta lead em right.
Thats easy just aim at the whining sound
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Cheney had his sights set on a bird so the the guy got some of the fall out and was peppered with buckshot. Whittington was at fault for coming up from behind Cheney and another hunter without indicating or announcing himself. if you know anything about hunting, you know he broke a cardinal rule.
Cheney broke a cardinal rule of firearms handling.Don't pull the trigger unless you are completely certain that you have a clear field of fire and cannot possibly endanger anyone else.It was cheney's responsibility to ensure that it was a safe shot.He's an irresponsible fool.

If you knew anything about firearms you would know that you don't use buckshot to shoot birds.
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Not only is Dick Cheney a completely incompetent politician, it seems that he can't even shoot properly.

His mate is still alive.

Read all about it :

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212...unting_accident

Oh boy...and Cheney was supposed to be the smart one!!
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Being a hunter I agree with that statement.

"...be aware of the area
beyond your target.This means observing your prospective area of fire.Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap.
Think first,shoot second."
NRA safety rules.
cheney's finger was on the trigger - the responsibility was his.He had a duty of care to ensure that nobody could walk in front of him when he fired.
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Thats easy just aim at the whining sound
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I would think it wouldn't be a big deal. His hunting partner was a lawyer.
I wasn't a fan of Cheney's until I discoverd he was a quail hunter. I've pursued those tasty little things all over the midwest myself. I just read where he carries a 28 gauge. I wonder what kind of dog he was shooting over? I never met a man who hunted quail that I didn't like. Too bad I can't go out on the campaign trail for him.
From what Armstrong said that happened , the lawyer was to blame. He went in on the backside in pursuit of a dead bird with out telling the other group where he was. He broke the cardinal rule of bird hunters shooting over dogs.
The NRA is not a spokesman for hunters, but a spokesman for gun owners.
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