How Could This Happen ?

I only got my FAL last year, no history of firearms in my family either, it was pretty easy to go get.

My step son hunts butI had never been out with him, the original idea for me was so he could store rifles at our place instead of his own place in Christchurch.

Have since teamed up with my work mate ho has hunted all his life to make sure I don't do anything stupid, I appreciate his time.

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Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Considering everyones comments so far and mucko's post, it seems unanimous that proper practical firearms skills training is required. The question then for me is who should do it. Would it make sense for the Military to oversea these courses and for them to be held at the training barracks away from the main bases. In Canterbury we have the West Melton Range and Barracks, it is some considerable distance from Burnham.
Should we wright to ACT and ask them to raise the matter ??

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problem with military is nationwide access to a range for practical lessons in handling. where as NZDA have ranges in most places with multiple national range officers, a lot of the old timers where the guys in the mountain safety council who where doing the teaching on licence night at the local scout hall. there is intellectual and physical property in the NZDA to run the licencing training, the hurdle is the government does not want us united. but that's probably the best way to teach people to use firearms safely and prove fit and proper status.

This is the main reason why I like hunting in restricted areas, much less likely to encounter another person (only poachers). Too many trigger fingers out there. Shame to die because of someone else's stupidity with firearms. Horrible. It's one thing for people to stupidly shoot at just movement or sound, but at such a short distance in such an open area?

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Originally Posted by Ftx325

rarely have I seen a deer on a mountain bike .....

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Or checking the front tire of one I might venture!