Shooting

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Shooting is the act of discharging a rifle, gun or other projectile weapon.

Sport shooting[edit]

Shooting as a sport or hobby usually means the discharge of a rifle or gun at a designated target on a rifle range.

This can include Skeet shooting as well as target shooting.

Shooting animals[edit]

Shooting animals as targets is known as hunting.

Examples include:

• ducks
• deer

Alternative uses[edit]

The discharge of a weapon-firearm at a person is said to be "a shooting".

• Intentional shooting is likely to be murder, except if done as a judicial act or by legal authority (such as in an act of capital punishment or euthanasia, or by a police or detention officer in the course of their duties.)
• Un-intentional shooting at a person is likely to be called manslaughter.

See also[edit]

• Hunting with:
  • Firearms: Handgun, Shotgun and Rifle
  • Archery: Crossbow, Compound bow
• Fishing

External links[edit]

• http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/episode-1094-massad-ayoob-on-lethal-force-aftermath
• Stewart Rhodes from Oath Keepers on Restoring the Republic: http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/stewart-rhodes-oath-keepers-founder, The Survival Podcast

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