from Miami herald

 

JACKSONVILLE

Hunter shoots his son, mistaking him for a hog

 

From Herald Wire Services

 

A hunter shot and killed his 14-year-old son, mistaking the teen's black cap for a hog, authorities said.

 

Dennis Plucknett said he mistook his son Alex's black cap for a wild hog when he aimed and fired his rifle Saturday.

 

''The little boy was sitting down in a ditch with only his head sticking out,'' said Baker County Sheriff Joey Dobson said.

 

Alex was wearing a black toboggan cap with a camouflage jacket without a reflective vest, authorities said.

 

Alex was a Boy Scout who had attained the Order of the Arrow. He also played baseball at his middle school, where he pitched a no-hitter last spring.

 

Dobson said he plans to meet with the state attorney's office today about the shooting, but said there's ''no question'' it will be ruled accidental.

If he didn't die it'd be funny. But he did, so I don't think it's supposed to be that humorous.

I think it is pretty stupid on the father's fault. I'm sorry for the family, but I want to know what the dad would have said to the kid if he survived. "Sorry son, I thought you were a pig." ?

That is funny, except for the death part!

Just proves that most people who own guns don't have the common sense to use them safely.

I don't think that's funny at all! It was pretty stupid on the father's part and he's going to have live with that guilt for the rest of life. I don't know how you guys can think that's funny.

Just proves that most people who own guns don't have the common sense to use them safely.

Just look at the 3 year old who shot himself.

 

Guns are bad! :thumbdown

I don't think that's funny at all! It was pretty stupid on the father's part and he's going to have live with that guilt for the rest of life. I don't know how you guys can think that's funny.

It really isn't funny. It is comical. It seems like something from a cartoon or something. :confused

Having spent a couple of years working for the old Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission (now the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,) This is only the tip of the iceberg in the 'News of the Wierd' for hunting seasons. It is not a great statement on the the intelligence of the local hunting inhabitants of the area, but reading the reports can be a source of amusment.

It is not a great statement on the the intelligence of the local hunting inhabitants of the area,

 

:lol

Guns are bad! :thumbdown

No, improperly used guns are bad. Guns owned by irresponsible people are bad. Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

Guns are bad! :thumbdown

No, improperly used guns are bad. Guns owned by irresponsible people are bad. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Guns are bad. People are bad too but bad people are ok without guns.

 

I should rephrase that: Guns are not good!

WTF How are they bad?

I own guns. I dont do dumb things with them.

 

First of all, no one should ever shoot unless they know where the rest of there party is. That is a basic rule in hunting safety. I wonder if they have their hunter's safety certificate, and are licensed to hunt.

Not funny at all..

Guns are bad!

Guns don't kill people......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...Postal workers do. :blink:

 

Seriously, I have no problem with gun ownership. The problem is with the responsibility levels exhibited by some of the firearms owners.

. The problem is with the responsibility levels exhibited by some of the firearms owners

That is the problem with guns. They are bad . . . and stupid people make them worse.

Don't be afraid of guns. Be afraid of the people who use them.

 

 

By the way, this should go into the politics forum.

Im not afraid of the person. I'm afraid of the gun.

 

I see what you're saying, though.

The gun isn't going to do anything to you unless controlled by a person.