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Title: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: bearpaw on September 25, 2018, 10:05:40 AM: very sad story...

Family urges target shooters to be cautious after Utah teen killed by stray bullet
https://fox13now.com/2018/09/24/sheriff-target-shooter-in-rural-utah-accidentally-shoots-kills-14-year-old-boy/
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: cbond3318 on September 25, 2018, 10:10:16 AM: damn't! That makes me sick to my stomach! So sorry for the family of this young boy.
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on September 25, 2018, 10:11:15 AM: Very sad, and totally preventable.
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: huntnfmly on September 25, 2018, 10:13:57 AM: Unbelievably sad story how hard is it to make sure you have a good backstop when target practicing you don't just shoot into the woods assuming your bullet will be stopped by a tree prayers sent to friends and family
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: CedarPants on September 25, 2018, 10:15:50 AM: Heartbreaking
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Post by: bobcat on September 25, 2018, 10:16:49 AM: Wish I hadn't read that. :'(

However it certainly is a good reminder...
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 25, 2018, 10:17:00 AM: The verges on "freak". Trees and bushes downrange obscuring a view of a road beyond. A back road besides, so probably no other traffic. The odds are almost astronomical that someone would be hurt. Very tragic. I'm not making any excuses for the shooter. It's just a huge set of circumstances which led to this death. A proper backstop would've avoided this.
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Post by: 2MANY on September 25, 2018, 10:28:37 AM: I share in their anger.

I'm sure their grief is beyond my comprehension.
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on September 25, 2018, 10:39:37 AM: Ugh. RIP. My condolences to the family.
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Post by: X-Force on September 25, 2018, 11:07:25 AM: Horrible Horrible...
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: love to hunt on September 25, 2018, 11:20:52 AM: The number 1 rule for shooting.....Know your target and what lies beyond it. So sad and yes, 100% preventable. Will make for a great discussion with my 12 year old tonight!
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: savagehunter on September 29, 2018, 09:21:20 PM: Several hundred feet. Who sets up a shooting site with a road several hundred feet on the back side. Makes me sick to my stomach. Bad enough that most people shooting on public land leave their trash but to not verify what's down range . Wow.
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: owa on October 02, 2018, 11:32:48 AM: This is very sad to hear, makes my gut ache.

Drove by 2 of these "shooting areas" this weekend coming out of the woods and am very surprised of the trash and the targets being set up on the hills that people have started to use that are outside of these areas.

My condolences to the family.
Title: Re: Family urges target shooters to be cautious after teen killed by stray bullet
Post by: rasbo on October 02, 2018, 11:40:35 AM: I'm a fanatic about backgrounds when hunting and target practice. I would never want to be responsible for a tragedy like this one,there are many folks in the woods and surrounding areas. Prayers for this family,a pain I couldn't imagine