[Redcloak]

Would it be wrong of me to assume that the author is a metrosexual who's never handled a firearm; let alone actually hunted with one?

[Wasanother]

This from a magazine that requires a magnifying glass to see the subject of a story in a picture?

#1 Rule of not Real News Magazines: Shut The F*CK UP!

[Lurking in Kansas]

#1. Don't shoot yourself.
#2. Don't shoot your buddy.
#3. Don't shoot your dog.

Those are the only 3 rules I know.

[alarm rider]

Personally, I am not taking advice from anybody that writes, much less reads Time magazine.

[Always Right]

If Cheney had learned anything from Teddy, he would show up to the press conference with a phoney neck brace.

[CyberAnt]

Cheney didn't - the guy who got hit is the one who broke the rule!

[O Neill]

Isn't the No. 1 Rule Of Hunting: Never go crawling around in the tall grass looking for quail corpses without telling other party members?

At least a 'Tally Ho!' would seem appropriate...

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Accidents do happen, of course, but Cheney's got to take the heat on this for being such a dumb-ass. If you don't know what's behind your target, don't pull the trigger. Moreover, when you're hunting birds, you're especially cognizant of the height at which you're aiming your gun lest you chance to hit a dog on point or a friend going in to flush out the birds.

There's no excuse for this at all.

[bray]

Cardinal Rule #1 for Old Time Magazine: If Bush Bleeds it Leads! Thank God nobody was hurt.

Heck, we had an old man that would shoot kids with rocksalt regularly for chasing baseballs in his garden. His rule was twice with salt then pellets. My brother got hit with the salt.

Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters

[MyDogAllah]

Below are Jeff Cooper's four gun safety rules. If you own a firearm, you should be able to rattle off and obey each and every rule at all times. Never violate a single rule.

As far as I can tell, VP Cheney violated #2, #4, and possibly #3.

When the rules are broken, expect unintended consequences, like shooting your friends.

RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED

RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY

RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET

RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET

Another rule to keep in mind. Some call it the Pat Rogers' rule, but I don't know if he invented it or not: There is no such thing as an "accidental discharge". The correct term is "negligent discharge".

Extrapolating to this weekend's incident, VP Cheney did NOT /accidentally/ shoot his friend. Properly, VP Cheney /negligently/ shot his friend.

We should never excuse someone's negligence just because we support and/or voted for the man.

For more information on Cooper's Rules, please follow this link:

http://www.thefiringline.com/Misc/safetyrules.html

[JTHomes]

I think the important lesson here is one for the terrorists. If this is they way our VP treats his friends, how do you think he'll treat his enemies?

[Tokra]

I was 78 and he was sixty-five
I’m lucky to still be alive,
We were out hunting some quail,
I guess his eyesight began to fail

Bang, Bang, he shot me down,
Bang, Bang, I hit the ground,
Bang, Bang, that awful sound
Bang,Bang, the Vice-Prez shot me down

My injuries were somewhat mild,
I know the press will still go wild,
For D.U., what a thriller,
They’ll claim that Cheney is a killer

Bang, Bang, he shot me down,
Bang, Bang, I hit the ground,
Bang, Bang, that awful sound
Bang,Bang, Dick Cheney shot me down

[ushr435]

Are you suppose to wear orange vests when you go quail hunting?

[Irish Rose]

It was an accident. It happens. The most you can say is that both Cheney and Whittington should have been more careful. Let's just be thankful the man's all right.

That, and that it wasn't the president Cheney accidentally shot. Think of all the worry, conspiracy theories, and (I know you people) jokes that would have spawned.

[R. Scott]

An eyewitness account reported by the Associated Press suggests that Cheney may have, in the heat of the moment, violated the No. 1 rule of hunting by failing to keep track of his hunting buddies at all times.

A report aired earlier today stated that Whittington joined the hunt while it was in progress and did not announce himself.

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.

"how does an accident like this happen among hunters with so much experience?"

This is an easy one. This happened because sh*t happens.

People are too quick, or not quick enough. They get distracted or they become too caught up in what they're doing to see what is going on.

It happens.

Michael Frazier

[Wasanother]

To The MSM;
It was NOT Buck Shot, it was Bird Shot!!! Get it F*CKIN straight!!!

[Redleg Duke]

What a putz article. What a putz magazine.