Law abiding responsible gun owners. Yeah, right. [View all]

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Forests grapple with 8,500 gun incidents

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/10/forests-grapple-8500-gun-incidents/30903483/

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Perched around a secluded campfire in the Rocky Mountains, Glenn Martin jerked forward, said, "Ow," and died. The wayward bullet that struck him in the national forest has campers and other users calling for changes in recreational shooting policy.
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Since 2010, United States Forest Service officers handled 8,500 shooting incidents across the country. Of those, 926 were in the Pike-San Isabel. The reported illegal shooting has intensified precipitously in recent years.
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She (Erin Connelly, supervisor of the Pike National Forest) attributes the shooting issues to the proximity to the major metro areas Denver and Colorado Springs, with droves of gun enthusiasts. Three law enforcement officers patrol the vast forest.

The 60 year old Martin was waiting to toast marshmallows with his grand-kids when he was shot. That's gotta leave a lasting impression on the kids doncha' think?

Yeah, they're all responsible and law abiding until they're not. Then somebody dies.