Injured Hunter Sues Bullet Manufacturers

[dgibson]

From the NAHC Weekly News: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>When a professional big game hunter on safari in Africa shot a charging lion from 30 yards, he expected the cat to die, or at least be stopped. Instead, the lion mauled him.

According to a federal lawsuit filed late last month against two bullet manufacturers, one of which is the Federal Cartridge Company, it was bad bullets that allowed the lion to attack Rolf Rohwer.
His attorney says Rohwer suffered permanent damage to his legs, arm and back. Rohwer says he was trying a new type of ammunition on the day of the attack.

Officials at Federal Cartridge hadn't seen the suit and were unable to comment on it, said Rod Bitz, spokesman for Alliant Techsystems Inc., Federal's parent company. The other company named in the suit is Trophy Bonded Bullets Inc. of Houston, Texas.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>MY OPINION: Now THERE's a can of worms.

 

[Ten Bears]

Probably should have tested the bullets on something other then a charging lion. Maybe it wasn't bad bullets, but bad marksmanship.

 

[Oak]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Probably should have tested the bullets on something other then a charging lion. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hmm, that's exactly what I was thinking.

Oak

 

[dgibson]

If he'd have missed he'd have sued the gun manufacturer for inaccuracy, or something similarly ridiculous. What an ass.

 

[BigHornyRam]

If every charging cat died at the sound of a gunshot, he'ld probably sue someone over hyping a dangerous game hunt.

Trophy Bonded ought to do some further testing on the performance of their bullets. They should start the testing out on the lawyer that took this case.

Paul

 

[ELKCHSR]

Any thing for a buck off the backs of some one else!!! I hope the idiot loses the suit and the lawyer gets nothing...

 

[Erik in AK]

Maybe he should sue the government for letting him have a PH license or better yet we could all file a class action suit against his family for producing an asshole

 

[ELKCHSR]

Now that's a very good idea on the asshole suit!!!

 

[cjcj]

i like eric`s idea! and i will add KILL all lawyer`s [let`s see if a gun kill`s SUE!] [if a gun doesn`t kill then sue!] let`s me get fat sue! i smoked for fifty year`s got lung cancer SUE! when will this bullshit ever stop.

 

[ELKCHSR]

Hold on there, "BREATH" cj...

Heres one for you to lighten the mood...
What's the difference between a Flounder and a Lawyer?.........
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Ones a scum sucking sh*t eating bottom dweller,
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The others a "FISH"

 

[danr55]

I'm not sure which is dumber... Suing because you shot a lion and it didn't die immediately or suing because the bullet didn't kill the lion. What ever happened to assumed risk? That's as in personal responsibility for your condition?
Don't get me started on Lawyer jokes....

How can you tell when it's really cold outside?

When you see a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets!!

What's black and brown and looks good on a lawyer?

A Doberman....

What do you have when you have 200 lawyers buried in the sand up to thier necks?

Not enough sand....

What did St. Peter say to the first lawyer to make it to the Pearly Gates??


I don't know, but I'll let you know when it happens...

Need I continue??

 

[dgibson]

Maybe we should all chip in and buy the guy a dictionary. Undoubtedly he has confused the definition of the word "dangerous" when used in phrases like "dangerous game." Or maybe he looked at the wrong definition of "game" and thought that it was, indeed, just a game. That's it! I have it now...he should sue his school teachers for not teaching him this alternate definition of the word "game" as used in Africa.

 

[Muledeer4me]

You expect stupid law suites from some type's of the population,but crap for a hunter to sue for getting mauled after wounding a big cat LOL ,what a crock.
That's the price we all know we could pay if we hunt certin types of game.
I say it's his own fault ,the price he knew going in could happen.
Isn't that why we hunt? Part of the unknown?
The bullet manufactures and hunters should sue him for being a bumb ass with a gun.

 

[cjcj]

well if this lawsuit fly`s, what`s next bowhunter get`s mauled by bear ! arrow didn`t kill fast enough?