Thread: The essence of stupidity

The one right beside my letterbox actually has a hole in it, was there when we came though. @Philipo I dont know if you can remember at our last place where we had that pond down the end of the farm down the hill from where I shot that black rabbit? The pump shed sitting on that pond is full of bullet holes from idiots going into the rakaia river bed and shooting at it. During duck shooting season we had cows down there and were shifting them one day when BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!! Out of the scrub in the riverbed right near us, one pair of paradise ducks flys off up into the air unscathed and then the sound of pellets hitting that shed and a whole heap skipping across the pond also, whoever they were must have known we were there as we were making enough noise on the bikes shifting cows etc, must have been shooting at ducks on the water in the riverbed also for the shots to come across that low. I know who they were but not by name, modern Nissan Patrol in gold colour with roof cage on it, used to see it go down there all the time, pretty distinctive vehicle dont see many of them about, I wouldn't be surprised if someone on here knows who they are. Idiots

There's idiots in all walks of life where people lack a degree of integrity and/or morale's where they think if they can get away with it then they'll do it hence why there's shot up signs, poaching, leaving rubbish in the bush, a carcass in the middle of a camp site or any other un hunter like behavior!

Yep, its friggen embarrassing seeing shot up road signs.
There are some just outside Pukekohe, on main roads (100 km/h).

Have seen a few around. Really don't understand the thought process apart from that they're idiots.

How hard is it to find a decent bank and a proper target if you're not going to be going to the range.

Originally Posted by 40mm

Neyou are going south past Otara, take the off ramp (444) and look at the sign....
Two shotgun blasts into it, and the petrol station, wendys restaurant etc re right behind it.

The local Killer Bees and Tribesmen are perforating each other recently.

Im surprised that sign is not in the news yet

Don't worry man, the gangs won't have guns anymore now that the police have asked them nicely to give them back

Gun Control NZ have probably never been out of Auckland and the new laws are intended to destroy shooting as a sport in NZ not as a reaction to shot road signs FFS

Unfortunately some idiots will always slip through the cracks but it seems recently it's not just idiots but more serious threats.

Originally Posted by DavidGunn

This sign, erected by DoC used to be for a light no fires warning, is exactly 50 metres from the car park on Thompson's Track...directly behind it is about 500 metres of the track that cant be seen...all the holes are probably created by people who have been issued FAL's

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Some are a little amusing though. There's a speed sign on the desert road that says "100 it's not a target" and there's half a dozen bullet holes in the target on the sign.

Bloody unbelievable . Not much you can do about clowns and the best thing is not to claim ownership of them or worry about what gun control mobs think.Gun control mobs want to ban guns even when they are used properly. Some of the Aussie forums here the fellas talk about " the bad apples in our ranks and how we have to take ownership and look at ways to stop them". I say I am not interested in what they shoot up with their guns anymore than I would care if a guy broke a shop window to steal a TV, using the same brand of golf club I own. If the anti mobs want someone to blame they can get the ministers for education or family services on the mat, ask them why we are putting out a generation of nitwits with no social values. Someone else can step in the firing line for a change instead of the go-to method of blaming people who just happened to buy a similar sporting implement.

It seems like every second road/DOC sign out in the country is peppered with bullet holes.

I was hunting a small bush block in Southland a year or so ago, and the DOC sign right at the front of the track was shot up. 1m to the right of it was a small overbridge (over a creek) meant for walkers/hikers. That overbridge is the only way in/out of that place from the main car park (if you're accustomed to following trails - as most walkers are). Had someone walked off the bridge as someone had been shooting at the sign, they would most likely have copped it.

Fucking dangerous idiots are everywhere Phil. The sign at the top of the hill behind me is peppered to hell with shot.

Originally Posted by small_caliber

This type of irresponsibility has been happening for years, and the changes proposed in the Bill aren't in relation to this type of behaviour.

The changes proposed in the Bill are due to Tarrant being a member of a shooting club, and the proposed changes say that all firearms owners are required to act in the interests of public safety, so in effect report other club members so they can have their firearms and license taken off them.

The reason for a "qualified range manager" is to have someone to question and point the finger at if another person like Tarrant came to NZ and the same thing happened.

I was recently talking to a farmer about the proposed changes if the Bill goes through, he has an area on his farm for the locals to use to sight in their rifles, it isn't a certified range but it means the community has somewhere safe to go to shoot. He said he wouldn't be paying for certification and if the range closed it would mean people would be out shooting road signs and at road ends again.

It's all BS, the club Tarrant belonged to was checked by police after Breidahl's online rant and passed with flying colours.

There is no need for any clampdown on shooting clubs, and the example of the helpful farmer you give shows exactly what's going to happen: sighting in on public land, and less skilled shooters, who sometimes may take bad shots at animals.