tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post114550635968181937..comments2023-10-21T20:04:18.267-04:00Comments on TwoConservatives: What's the Upshoot on the Buckshot?Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04551264439871137611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post-1145583811003659922006-04-20T21:43:00.000-04:002006-04-20T21:43:00.000-04:00Greg:If we're going to restrict ammunition types b...Greg:<BR/><I>If we're going to restrict ammunition types because it's possible that a few people might act irresponsibly,</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe I wasn't clear. I don't want to restrict ammunition types. I opposed banning buckshot. You seemed to be supporting the ban on buckshot because, you said:<BR/><I>Unfortunately some buckshot hunters attempt to use a shotgun's patterning characteristics as a way to make up for this, and fire multiple rounds as fast as they can in the hopes that one or more lethal hits are delivered. Too often this results in a wounded deer, or a mortally wounded deer that cannot be recovered and is wasted. During hunting season in PWC, you'll often hear three to five rapid-fire shots instead of a single shot, and this is the cause.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>So I thought you were saying that there were a lot of bad hunters in urban areas shooting indiscriminately.<BR/><BR/>Based on what I thought YOU were saying about bad hunters, I was simply saying that I'd rather have the bad hunters shooting buckshot than slugs.<BR/><BR/>I actually don't think it's a big problem, and think that hunters by and large can be trusted to use the right load, so the supervisors were wrong to ban buckshot.<BR/><BR/>Because, as you said:<BR/><I>Again, an ethical hunter can use either type effectively and safely. He may choose one or the other depending on terrain, a hunting strategy, or proximity to residential areas. </I><BR/><BR/>I think we agree with many of your factual assertions, and I simply don't understand why you seem to support banning buckshot.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551264439871137611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post-1145561465482024452006-04-20T15:31:00.000-04:002006-04-20T15:31:00.000-04:00Greg, why do you think that Fairfax and Prince Wil...Greg, why do you think that Fairfax and Prince William both restricted hunting to Buckshot prior to this vote?<BR/><BR/>Also, while I agree a good hunter would be a good hunter, there are a lot of bad hunters, especially in well-populated areas where any yahoo can go hunting with little work. <BR/><BR/>I don't mind them allowing slugs, but I don't see why they banned buckshot. After all, as you say, a good hunter would know when to use which.<BR/><BR/>And a bad hunter with buckshot seems less dangerous than the same bad hunter taking 3-5 "quick shots" with slugs wildly flying all over the place. I'm unlikely to be killed by buckshot 300 yards away, but a slug will put me or my kids down no problem with the bad hunter maybe never even knowing he hit us.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551264439871137611noreply@blogger.com