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The rifle as being more dangerous is nothing but foolish. As a matter of fact, the faster you change to rifle the less people will die. Yes, less people have been accidentally shot from a distance and riccoche bullets when rifles started being used. Shotguns are more dangerous than rifles. In WIsconisn , injuries went down the year most everyone went to rifles. Shotguns are seldom used anymore. If it is good for Wisconsin it's good for Indiana.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission did a study that proved rifles were safer than shotguns.
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There’s been MANY studies proving rifles are safer than shotguns but Indiana is run by stupid people with stupid agendas.
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At least we can use suppressors....
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“There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.”
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Might I suggest like windfall and ihookem stated that you work feverishly at getting those rules changed to any firearm statewide. The conservation wardens in Wisconsin hated those rules also and we enlisted their help in getting that changed, along with our Conservation Congress and by talikng to congress critters in our state.
There are standard talking points you can use to convince" the powers that be" that including rifles statewide is the prudent thing to do. I think I have those around here somewhere if you are interested. Otherwise you can sit on the bench and complain about it.
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Take your kids and your grand kids huntin' and shootin'.
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I believe it will happen.
I have no doubt.
Might take a few years though.
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Exactly why the rule lasts until 2020. It’s a study period. If rifles during the firearms season prove to be as safe as other firearms, they will open it up permanently....
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Would not surprise me to see HP rifle legal for private ground only after the test period.
Would not surprise me to see public land stay with PCR, SG, HG and MZ.
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FWIW I was content w PCR on private.
Trimmed .35 rem is pretty sweet.
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Yep, exactly why I’m not rebarrelling my 358 Hoosier...
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By far the most gun accidental deaths aren't from shooting at game but from what they call 'cleaning'. It's impossible to shoot someone while cleaning a gun because the action has to be open for that but rather the shootings are from gross mishandling of the guns, usually while trying to uncock one by dry firing it.
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The DNR got this one right. Maybe not the most timely, but I'll take it.
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