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Didn't read all but from what I read 1.) Thank God he was taken alive....due to the booby trapped apartment 2.) They interviewed a couple of ppl that have studied these types...most are NOT crazy in a medical sense of the term..... delusional ...Narcissistic....yes 3.) Yes had a movie goer been armed this would not have gone as far as it did...he did not suit up in all that gear because he wanted to die Take all the guns you want away from ppl and you will NEVER deter these type of actions...I'll go as far to say it would make them worse...for a person can take out many more targets with bombs and fires.... now chemical devises than a clip full of bullets...determination in these types is the only factor

Great thought line....make legal guns tougher to get so the sheep are really at the mercy of the wolves. Poster child for what is wrong with the country. I would rather see mandatory training for EVERYONE. I have never had body arnmor on and never been shot with it one.....I do know one Officer that was shot in the chest with a 45 while wearing it. It took him off his feet. Said it felt like someone hit him in the chest with a full swing baseball bat. That armor with stop the penetration but will still allow the release of the energy. This guy wanted the spot light. I think if he really wanted to do damage and was willing to die there would have been an explosion at the end of the slaughter. He must have had the smarts to build a bomb...he did it at his apartment. I believe if he was confronted he would have folded.

That is one thing we all seem to occasionally lose sight of here. We are here on this forum because we have a greater-than-average interest in deer hunting. That is why when we try to invent or support various management schemes, we have to realize that we may not be talking for the majority of the hunters. Yes, I know that management decisions are supposed to be for the critters and not the hunters. But I think we all realize the reality that both have to be satisfied because hunters are the most important management tool that the DEC has. Currently, there is no management without hunters.

If that means big bodied bucks, I am there. If it means big antlered mediocre bucks, probably not so much. As I have stated before I hunt big bucks, but it is more body size than antler mass.

Ok .... That's kind of in line with what I was thinking. It's the kind of place that makes sense only to the deer. I know that any hunter could pass through these areas and never see anything there that would make him think he should hunt there. Except that if you happen to see deer there often enough, and maybe even use a trail-cam to verify your suspicions, you might have tapped into their secret travel corridor. I do believe that deer have places that make them feel relaxed and comfortable to travel through. They may not even be correct about that, but there just may be some kind of history with that area that they may not have been disturbed too much before. It may also relat eto a feeling of safety because of scent from other deer. I will say that the nature of these places that I have found really reflects a plain-ness that most hunters wouldn't even bother hunting, and perhaps that is another aspect of the "safe feeling". And, I do believe that there is multi-generational conditioning that deer go through in life. I believe that deer do follow certain patterns simply because they have been taught by previous generations. I think that some of these patterns are imprinted on them as fawns. I also think that there are deer scent deposits that have a calming effect and create a feeling of safety. Ah yes, it is all theoretical and we will never know all this stuff for sure, but it's hard not to have a curiosity about such things.

The shooter never should have been taken alive . Chances are that the prosecution will screw up and he will get off easy .

Thanks WNY and Ants. Feeling better just thinking about getting out to shoot.

Thanks bud! Im glad to hear you are feeling better, even more glad that youre feeling good enough to start shooting again!

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how high is the feeder that is hung up there?

I can never understand any of your posts. Are you a caveman?