February 13, 2006
Firearms Department
Butterfingers Cheney
So the Vice President shoots this guy...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally wounded a companion with shotgun pellets on a weekend quail hunt in Texas, his office said on Sunday.
Jon Stewart must be beside himself right now. I'm counting the minutes until the Daily Show.
A few pellets of bird shot hit his right side, including his face, but fortunately not his eyes. Dick Cheney's medical team was standing by (because Cheney's had about 75 heart attacks) and they took care of the wounded hunter. He's in the hospital, but seems to be doing well.
Then there's this bit, where the owner of the hunting ground seems to be blaming the guy who got shot for returning to the hunting party without letting anyone know:
Katharine Armstrong, whose family owns the ranch, was a member of the hunting party and witnessed the accident.
She said Cheney, an experienced hunter, did not realize Whittington had rejoined the group without announcing himself, which is proper protocol among hunters.
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"The person who is not doing the shooting at the point is just as responsible and, should be, as the person actually shooting," Armstrong said.
I'm pretty sure that's not true. It sounds like a blatant attempt to cover Cheney's ass.
However, I don't know much about hunting safety. All my shooting is done at the range, where it's safe to say that all gunshot wounds are the fault of the guy holding the gun. Any bird hunters out there that can clarify this?
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