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scorpio_e
22nd of June 2009 (Mon), 18:14
An interesting and sad story.


http://wvgazette.com/News/200905020335

Flickr page

http://www.flickr.com/photos/puppymatrix_com/3499922494/
Karl Johnston
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 05:04
The man who shot her told police he thought he was shooting at coyotes.

Gotta wonder how he screwed that one up
neil_r
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 05:10
Strange measurements used in that article. Why use of a fourth of an inch? What's wrong with a quarter or .25
The Moose
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 05:12
Wow. Just scanned through the massive Flickr post and updates. She's very lucky to be alive and it's good that she survived as she did not deserve to be shot, let alone die.
S.Horton
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 06:17
Wow. I think the shooter is wrong here.
neil_r
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 07:01
Wow. I think the shooter is wrong here.

You are truly a master of understatement.
asysin2leads
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 08:36
You are truly a master of understatement.

Amen to that.
Lazuka
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 15:32
I hate when those pink and bright yellow coyotes walk bipedal on my property.
scorpio_e
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 16:12
Wow. I think the shooter is wrong here.


I'm confused Sam. I have no clue what shooter you are talking about? Is it the person shooting the gun or is the person shooting with the camera? *L*
jgrussell
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 19:26
I hate when those pink and bright yellow coyotes walk bipedal on my property.Kinda makes you wonder what he was smoking...
bjordan
23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 19:47
That pisses me off to no end. I own firearms, and safety is a very basic, extremely important thing. I'm a bit nutty about it. The bare fundamentals of firearm safety are MATT:

1. M: Muzzle control. Always point it in the safest possible direction when not shooting.
2. A: Always respect it as if it's loaded. Always.
3. T: Target identification: be certain of your target, what's behind, in front, and around it. Yeah, you too Chaney.
4. T: Trigger guard - keep your finger out of it unless you're squeezing off a shot. The habit of "indexing" would eliminate the vast majority of accidental discharges. Kids run around with toy guns and their finger on the trigger all the time, and that becomes a hard habit to break.

The other rules are about correct ammo, correct storage, and not doing things that screw up your ability to obey 1-4.

Huge failure on #3 there.