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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Very well said. Why is it that it's okay for a person to run around the country with a high powered rifle, yet some people would panic if the same person was allowed to hunt with a handgun? And for those people that would demand a proficiency test for handgun hunters, you should start with a test for long gun hunters, as either can be just as incompetent.
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We need to be practical here! No sense comparing the idea of proving "competence" with long guns, bows ...because those horses have already left the gate. My argument is that we may need to jump through some extra hoops if we even want a remote chance of introducing HG hunting, and the quickest way kill the idea.... would be inciting a huge majority of long gun hunters to speak against our cause. I think there are two realistic strategic options here 1) Lobby for HG hunting with some restrictions, or 2) Forget the idea all together.