Cheney shoots lawyer in hunt accident 13 February 2006 07:10 Never sneak up behind Dick Cheney when he has a gun in his hand. That is the painful lesson learned by Texas lawyer Harry Whittington (78) in a hunting accident at the weekend. Whittington, the United States vice-president, and a third person went quail shooting on Saturday at one of the grandest ranches in Texas. While Cheney and the third man laid in wait for the quail, Whittington approached them from behind without signalling his presence. Just then the quail were flushed out. The owner of the ranch, Katharine Armstrong,...