Originally Posted By: canvasback

But you can't fix willful stupidity and the government shouldn't be in the business of legislating common sense. In fact, the widespread growth of the nanny state just works to exacerbate these kinds of problems by encouraging the abdication oy personal responsibility. Stupidity should have consequences.


I'm not so sure that requiring hunters to show a higher level of proficiency in recognizing safety risks would qualify as "nanny state".

On the other hand, requiring hunters to wear kevlar vests...

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