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ROME, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Italian hunting enthusiasts have killed 13 people and wounded 33 in shooting accidents since the season opened in September, increasing pressure to reform antiquated hunting laws.
The death toll swelled across the country this weekend when a 16-year old was killed by a friend while hunting, a pensioner was shot and wounded in his garden and a cyclist was hospitalised after being hit with grapeshot.
Hunting groups agree with environmentalists that the law - which allows hunters to roam on private land and discharge firearms within 150 metres (yards) of a house - should be changed. But the sides have become entrenched in a long-running stalemate over how.
"They shoot because something moves."
Last edited by CaseyB; 10-23-2012 at 04:17 AM..
Reason: off topic
Jesus Christ! Only a violent deranged nut would thing it's okay to shoot and kill somebody simply because he trespasses.
The problem in Italy is that their laws allow people to walk into your property and start hunting game on your front yard. This is why they have so many accidents.
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