The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #54113 Message #836143
Posted By: Rapparee
27-Nov-02 - 09:59 PM
Thread Name: BS: Thanksgiving:Celebrating with Bullets?
Subject: RE: Thanksgiving:Celebrating with Bullets?
I've lived in the US all my life and never heard of celebrating by shooting off bullets at random. And if it was a "hunter" who shot his house...well, I quotationed the word deliberately. If it was such a person, I hope that s/he is caught and gets what my ol' buddy, Judge Hangin' Dave, gave the last such to pass through his court: forfiture of all firearms and gear (including a pickup truck), a fine of USD5,000, banned from hunting for five years, and one thousand hours community service -- as well as paying for the damage (no one was injured, fortunately).
At that, the chap was lucky as some of the folks in that part of the world shoot back. Accurately.
If you're going to own firearms, you must be responsible for what happens when you pull the trigger.