Girl Shot in Yellowstone Died From Bullet Fired From Father's Gun

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19. Lol.

Unlike most backcountry ignorant city dwellers, I actually grew up in rural California in mountain lion and boar country, so yes, I do know what "real risk" is. I've also stood less than four feet from a hungry black bear in the Sierra National Forest with a gun in my hand, and I didn't shoot it because I knew it's interest was in another hikers backpack, and not in any of the hikers in our party. Would I shoot a bear, wolf, or cougar that was actively trying to attack me or another hiker? Yes. Would I shoot an animal that is simply looking for food, or bluff charging to keep hikers away from its young? Absolutely not. Before the Coburn amendment, people who didn't know the difference went to prison.

The Coburn amendment has unquestionably increased the number of Discovery channel educated citified yahoos who DON'T know the difference, which is one of the reasons that I'd like to see it repealed.