Posted on 12/20/2011 9:38:28 AM PST by TSgt
FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio -- An Ohio sheriff says a man cleaning his muzzle-loading rifle accidentally shot and killed a 15-year-old Amish girl driving a horse-drawn buggy more than a mile away.
Holmes County Sheriff Timothy Zimmerly said Tuesday that the accident occurred Thursday night when a man fired his loaded rifle to clean it. He says the victim, Rachel Yoder of Fredericksburg, was nearly 1.5 miles away when she was shot in the head.
No charges have been filed.
Yoder was shot while traveling to her home in adjacent Wayne County, between Columbus and Akron. She was riding alone after attending a Christmas party for employees, most under 18 years old, who work at an Amish produce farm.
Thank you, AZ .44M. That is a lot of information that I did not have. I read a lot of the article and comments but I can’t stand to read it all. It is so depressing. Thanks again.
“Someone needs to watch an episode or two of CSI”
Really bad call using any television show.
On a recent CSI:NY the woman was captured by a thug who punched her down, took her sidearm dropped the magazine and proceeded to taunt her by popping rounds out of the magazine and saying she couldn’t do a thing about it. She picks up the discarded pistol, says most accidents happen because people forget the round in the chamber, and gut-shoots the thug.
He picks up a knife and comes after her as she loads one of the rounds dropped on the floor during the popping rounds out of the magazine incident and stuffs a round in the chamber which is accessible because THE SLIDE IS LOCKED BACK.
Fail.
It was over a non poisonous snake in a tree.
My wife has killed rattlesnakes with a shovel.
To shoot a bullet at a snake in a tree is highly irresponsible. Even if you hit the snake it won’t slow the bullet down enough to matter.
The little boy was quite remarkable. It gets kind of hard to read though, they change to a blurry font in some parts of the page.
I know what you mean. I have a nephew that is close to the same age. I can’t imagine how devastating such an event would be.
My heart goes out the the young boys family.
You are so correct. This is a perfect example. Shocking for the family and friends, but she was so very obviously finished with this particular experience. Poof. Done.
I get your point. Then you trace the credit card purchases at each store that recieved a shipment of that batch of powder.
Sorry...I only made a B in College Physics :)
Yep. And if he blends powders, or there is residue from several batches previously used, they only need the names of people who bought inventory from ALL of the identified batches.
That can narrow it down pretty quickly.
Of course that doesn’t mean that won’t harass anyone who bought ANY of the batches in question....
1.5 miles for a muzzle loader? That ain’t our great grandaddies’ muzzle loader for sure.
Is the micro tags just in true black powder, or is it in things like Blackhorn also?
Ask yourself this: Has any government ever failed to use all the technology it can get its hands on, through fair means or foul, to control or monitor its subjects?
Two years ago I had to have some repairs done to my truck after someone shot it with an arrow. The broadhead (it happened during deer season) penetrated the left rear corner panel just above the fuel tank and did about $1200 worth of damage. As near as I can figure, someone was hunting in the soybean farm up the street and shot at a deer that was on or near the rise of the hill at the front of the farm.
Judging by many of the comments here,the perfect world they wish for will likely remove the word “accident” from the English language.........
Long distance shooting is fascinating. It can be rather technical and it is a lot of fun. Fortunately we have a 1,000 yard range close to Houston and I am really looking forward to spending a couple days per month throwing big lead downrange.
Should be an absolute blast.
It is months away. I have to replace my current sights with long range sights and maybe a new front sight with a bubble level to keep me from canting the rifle.
I talked to Lee Shaver and he will put a new set of sights on for me, so I just need to get on the stick, get the bullet to run right in the barrel and I will be all set.
Can’t wait.
I’ll give a report when I go for it.
You learn to shoot when your not breathing and between your heart beats.
It is really fascinating.
One of the cooler things about black powder long distance shooting is that it is done with peep sights not scopes. Scopes would be cheating.......
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