OH: Teen hunter allegedly shoots bullet into house
Stray shot reignites debate on hunting in Pataskala
Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:40 AM
By Holly Zachariah
The Columbus Dispatch
When a stray bullet from a hunter's gun tore through a window last
week and narrowly missed a man sitting at his computer, it reignited a
debate over whether hunting with firearms should be allowed in the city
of Pataskala.
Some residents say they increasingly are afraid of the shooting that
takes place on what once was rural land but now is packed with, or at
least is much closer to, homes. They are calling, e-mailing and writing
to City Hall, suggesting that regulations that disallow hunting in some
areas be expanded.
"There shouldn't be hunting in areas where people live," said
61-year-old Don Smiley, who was sitting at his computer Dec. 4 when a
shotgun slug ripped through a window and a bamboo blind and lodged in a
wall. He was unhurt, and state wildlife officials say charges are
pending against a teenager who was hunting illegally.
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