June 30, 2005 10:02 AM PDT
Calif. lawmakers look to ban Internet hunting
Fourteen other states are weighing similar bans, and earlier this year, Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., introduced a House resolution that would outlaw Internet hunting nationwide and punish violators with up to five years in prison.
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I don't see how hunting over the internet would be as big a problem as to require legislation, especially an outright ban. This is not a popular thing and it is doubtful that it would ever achieve the popularity of traditional hunting. People who hunt nowadays do it for the sport. How is it sporting to sit in front of a computer and move a mouse to aim a gun? If that's what people want to do, most likely they will buy video games because it is less expensive. Almost no one depends on hunting to provide sustenance. Furthermore, the vast majority of Americans do not hunt at all.
This appears to be another knee-jerk reaction from the legislative world, similar to what happened when the Patriot act was passed. The bi-partisan support this is receiving is especially troubling and is another example of why we need to start electing people who are independant or from other political parties. Sometimes, I think it would be better if congresscritters would just sit on their hands and hum quietly to themselves when in session, rather than passing more needless regulations.
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- Use a camera aimed "rail gun". The new non-lethal weapon under developement and you might be able to use this effectively for border patrol.
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