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Originally Posted by Muta
But when a farmer comes to the point of breaking out the gun / pellet gun, I would believe he isn't thinking about the safety of the coyote; he's thinking about the safety of his crops / livestock. That's why he's holding the gun in the first place.
If the animal got out of range, is that not a good thing? You didn't kill it, it's not a threat any more, and animal services can then be called to take care of the problem, if need be?
I would think using a gun isn't very humane, either. Aren't there new technologies available to farmers that can address problems like these without resorting to killing things? I don't want to say that farmers should be able to have guns if the rest of society can't, since a double standard exists there. Criminals would then just move to the farms and acquire guns that way.
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Muta, I would reccomend not posting about farm issues. Your post really shows your lack of knowledge in the area. Animal Control doesn't really exist outside of a city unless it is a bear or a couger or poaching related.
To address your point about other technologies farming is a low margin buisness and farmers use the lowest cost most effective means of pest control.
Your statement that Criminals would just move to the farms and aquire guns that way borders on the ubsurd. Granted there is some meth issues in rural areas it is not the same kind of issues seen in the city. It seems ubsurd that a criminal would move out to a farm to aquire or steel a gun when an easy to find illegal firearm exists in the city.
I do agree with a handgun ban and mandatory jail time without bail for posession of a handgun.