I don't care what your political affiliation is...

Grabmygoblin · Post by **Grabmygoblin** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:09 pm

...this is hilarious!!
Vice President Cheney accidentally shoots hunting partner

Pillywiggin · Post by **Pillywiggin** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:26 pm

Yeah, that made me laugh when I first saw it.

DJMayhem · Post by **DJMayhem** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:26 pm

Reminds me of wedding crashers.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:30 pm

It's funny when public figures are involved in this kind of shit. Sorta knocks them down a peg, doesn't it?

Avatar007 · Post by **Avatar007** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:13 pm

Reuters wrote:...wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt...

Does that seem like overkill to anyone else?

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:18 pm

avatar007 wrote:
Reuters wrote:...wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt...
Does that seem like overkill to anyone else?

No. You try shoot a flying object the size of your fist with a single bullet. Fing hard! Much easier to use a gun that spreads out alot of little bb's.

*fixed

Captainclover · Post by **Captainclover** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:18 pm

avatar007 wrote:
Reuters wrote:...wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt...
Does that seem like overkill to anyone else?

that's what i was thinking.

Post by **Mercury Hat** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:19 pm

It was birdshot, not a shotgun shell and it's not overkill at all. It's why the man he shot didn't die after being hit in the face. Birdshot doesn't do much damage at all, it kills birds without tearing them up the way bullets would.

Captainclover · Post by **Captainclover** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:19 pm

[AlmightyPyro] wrote:
avatar007 wrote:
Reuters wrote:...wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt...
Does that seem like overkill to anyone else?
No. You try shoot a flying object the size of your fist with a sing bullet. Fing hard! Much easier to use a gun that spreads out alot of little bb's.

doesn't that pretty much ruin it for cooking though? you have to dig all that metal out of a tiny bird... not even worth it.

of course, i'm sure he's just a sport hunter anyways... eh.

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:23 pm

captainclover wrote:
[AlmightyPyro] wrote:
avatar007 wrote: Does that seem like overkill to anyone else?
No. You try shoot a flying object the size of your fist with a sing bullet. Fing hard! Much easier to use a gun that spreads out alot of little bb's.
doesn't that pretty much ruin it for cooking though? you have to dig all that metal out of a tiny bird... not even worth it.

of course, i'm sure he's just a sport hunter anyways... eh.

Merc wrote:It was birdshot, not a shotgun shell and it's not overkill at all. It's why the man he shot didn't die after being hit in the face. Birdshot doesn't do much damage at all, it kills birds without tearing them up the way bullets would.

Avatar007 · Post by **Avatar007** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:26 pm

[AlmightyPyro] wrote:No. You try shoot a flying object the size of your fist with a single bullet. Fing hard! Much easier to use a gun that spreads out alot of little bb's.

Well, that sort of takes the skill requirement out of it, I suppose.

You can survive being shot in the face though, even with a more dangerous weapon.

Grabmygoblin · Post by **Grabmygoblin** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:30 pm

Cheney actually donated a bunch of turkeys he shot with birdshot to some charities for thanksgiving. I'm sure they appreciated the gesture, but uh it kinda makes it hard to eat when the bird is peppered with a ton of bbs. plus, wild turkey don't make for good eating, they are too lean and sinewy. (quoth the vegetarian)

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:31 pm

avatar007 wrote:
[AlmightyPyro] wrote:No. You try shoot a flying object the size of your fist with a single bullet. Fing hard! Much easier to use a gun that spreads out alot of little bb's.
Well, that sort of takes the skill requirement out of it, I suppose.

You can survive being shot in the face though, even with a more dangerous weapon.

You don't hunt much do you?

Sincerely · Post by **Sincerely** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:31 pm

Avatar's just bitter 'cause he feels sympathy for his avian cousins.

Either that or he just doesn't hunt much (like you said...). I don't either, but I gather shooting at a diminutive (geek+1), moving target with any kind of firearm would be difficult. Spray shot makes it possible and also makes it so you don't turn your victim into a tiny shredded pulp upon impact.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:33 pm

Pillywiggin wrote:Yeah, that made me laugh when I first saw it.

My first thought was "Are we sure is wasn't just an "accident"?"

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:33 pm

I reckon, it takes a damn lot of luck to stay alive after being shot in face with a regular bullet. Or with cannonball.

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:48 pm

grabmygoblin wrote:Cheney actually donated a bunch of turkeys he shot with birdshot to some charities for thanksgiving. I'm sure they appreciated the gesture, but uh it kinda makes it hard to eat when the bird is peppered with a ton of bbs. plus, wild turkey don't make for good eating, they are too lean and sinewy. (quoth the vegetarian)

Um...if they had to go to a charity, then why should they bitch about what state the free bird is in..?

Anyway...yeah. Amusing story.

Good to see that it's not the politicians fault for once too...although you can bet the media will run with it...and the stand up vultures will pick off the corpse for months.

Avatar007 · Post by **Avatar007** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:57 pm

[AlmightyPyro] wrote:
avatar007 wrote:
[AlmightyPyro] wrote:No. You try shoot a flying object the size of your fist with a single bullet. Fing hard! Much easier to use a gun that spreads out alot of little bb's.
Well, that sort of takes the skill requirement out of it, I suppose.

You can survive being shot in the face though, even with a more dangerous weapon.
You don't hunt much do you?

No, but I have seen someone get shot in the face and live.

Erm... and if you were referring to the spread shot vs. single shot thing, then I say: People used to hunt fowl with bows long before guns were invented.

Spriteville, USA · Post by **Spriteville, USA** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:00 pm

Dutch! wrote:Um...if they had to go to a charity, then why should they bitch about what state the free bird is in..?

Cause we're americans. Hell we can SUE over the stuff given out for free. =]

Dutch! · Post by **Dutch!** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:48 pm

Spriteville, USA wrote:
Dutch! wrote:Um...if they had to go to a charity, then why should they bitch about what state the free bird is in..?
Cause we're americans. Hell we can SUE over the stuff given out for free. =]

Fair point.