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Letters Hunter makes poor arguments Published in THE JOURNAL NEWS
www.thejournalnews.com December 31, 2003: Peter J. Dronzek repeatedly refers to a 'rural' Yonkers of 50 years ago.
Yes, 50 years ago Yonkers was largely farmland - but in 2003 Yonkers is a
densely-populated urban living space that must address safety concerns
inapplicable 50 years ago. Mr. Dronzek states, "With today's training, regulations and precision
equipment, bow hunting is extraordinarily efficient." The fact is, training
related to licensing is rudimentary and minimal. Several websites cite at
least 100 serious hunting accidents in the last four years, involving bow
hunting as well as firearms; if serious accidents and fatalities occur
involving guns - which certainly have greater precision than the bow and
arrow - imagine the problems related to a large, two-part object that is at
the mercy of any gust of wind? Mr. Dronzek loses credibility as well by trying to portray himself as
"caring" about deer being eaten by coyotes; taking his personal killing
machine away stops him from helping the deer. I call this the 'social worker
defense.' He further goes on to bemoan the fact that the youth of today
don't have a place to hunt and fist; but it seems to me he should be far
more concerned about the recent near collapse of the Yonkers school system
and how to avoid this happening again - a strong school system is far more
valuable to young people than 'having a place to hunt or fish.' As a Yonkers resident, I am proud that Coucil member Dee Barbato is
introducing dynamic, forward-thinking legislation that will protect each and
every Yonkers resident. Kiley Blackman Yonkers Fair Use Notice: This document may contain
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