Letters to the Editor

When vice presidents shoot people Talking points and protocol tips from the White House Press Office. By Cary Tennis [2006-02-14]

• Poco knows poquito

  Okay, I have to respond to Poco. I have hunted, both with a rifle and with a compound bow. I have hunted: deer, elk, pheasant, ducks, geese, and a bird served under another name, but which is famous for living on statues in city parks. I have taken weapons safety classes, and competed in pistol shooting.

  To minimize the shooting of a hunting companion is to overlook the basic rule of using a weapon . . .we are responsible for making sure the barrel of our weapon is pointed only at things we wish to hurt or kill.

  To say "it happens" is bullshit. So do many other things, including negligent homicide (accidental shooting of a person resulting from careless use of a weapon) . . .that does not mean that it is not a serious event.

  Bird shot is little, but there is a lot of it, and if it Whittington was close enough to get hit . . (within 25 yards) two things are clear . . .he was visible, and he got a faceful.

  We'll see what he looks like when and IF a picture of him appears.

  -- Peggy Carey
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