WTF!? America...Just put the guns down...FFS. Aussie firefighters shot at by hunters Australian firefighters shot at by hunters in the US
Never even made the local news. I'ts a little nuts here in the wild west. I was in line at McDonalds behind a guy with a tactical pistol on each thigh. A couple of 15 year olds shot at a "bear" and bagged a hiker a few years ago. No, it's a lot nuts.
Thank the Lord someone agrees with me...some sane people over there it seems. (I know im not making any friends with my attitude sorry).
According to this "Reporting" the firemen had to beat a retreat under fire by angry anti government locals like a Ranger patrol at Chiunzi Pass. Australian firefighters shot at while battling US wildfire I would think the story closer to the truth is that local hunters saw an opportunity with the displaced bears moving ahead of the fire. Or they claimed to be hunting as a cover for illegal target shooting. It's been so dry that target shooting in banned. Bears are on the move. My wife chased a bear out of her flower garden by spraying it with the water hose in August.
First off: I don't think they were shot at, I think the firefighters were near where the guys were shooting. They were only issued citations for shooting in a closed area. Second: If they had shot at law enforcement the head line would have involved the words "gunfight and arrested". Don't believe the hype of fake news. We have several of these Aussie crews fighting fires here and they are much appreciated.
Naw. The whole incident is because of a clash of societies. Aussies aren't used to hearing gunshots and having bullets whizzing past when in the bush so they panicked. Any local would have known it was just some boozed up locals sighting in their guns for an elk hunt. According to the article the men didn't "intentionally" aim for the firemen. No, Hunters Did Not Open Fire On Australian Firefighters In Washington Near White Pass | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Sasquatches wear bright yellow fire helmets and nomex jackets??? The shooters must be Deck Cheney relations from the poorer side of the family.
Maybe not Sasquatch...but pretty rough all the same. The bloke on the far left seems to have made some gang mates...or has Cerebal Palsy, I cant decide.
Doesn't explain the two Americans that were with them... Well golly gee... When asked by a cop if they intentionally committed a crime... They said "No."
I am not against guns, I am against udder fools who carry them. I will not go to a gun range in a National Forrest near me, too many undisciplined, untrained people with an awful lot of firepower.
Well in the past Australia was known for using some mighty progressive wildlife management techniques, such as blazing away at birds with Lewis machine guns. Emu War - Wikipedia
We still conduct culls for certain breads of animal...especially those that eat grass...like the Kangaroo...we have created large swathes of grassed areas that are pure heaven for these animals...so they bread above and beyond normal/natural numbers...the problem is when the feed dries up, there are hundreds if not thousands of starving animals. So culls are conducted to keep the "mob" healthy. The "war" barely made a dent in Emu numbers...theres still plenty of these magnificent animals trust me.
And speaking of Americans and their guns...this maybe more fake news I dunno... Americans warned not to shoot at hurricane after event goes viral
The event is fake...the response it got wasn't. They did this for Irma last year, and Florida authorities had to issue warnings for people not to shoot their guns off.