Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

by **Kreutz** » Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:14:40

Its my understanding VA bans hunting on Sunday because many other people use the outdoors for hiking and such on Sundays and don't want to get shot by accident.

I don't hunt, so I don't care, but I don't think its a Baptist conspiracy of any kind.

And yeah, it seems its a dying sport.

http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive ... 00112.html

by **Diomed** » Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:49:19

Kreutz wrote:Its my understanding VA bans hunting on Sunday because many other people use the outdoors for hiking and such on Sundays and don't want to get shot by accident.

That's the claim now. Rather silly, since hikers have most of the year to do whatever they do in the woods, whereas hunters have a few weeks that really works out to a few days if they work full time.

I don't hunt and don't particularly care for hunters, but someone's got to kill those damn hooved rats, and I'd rather it not be my car.

by **allingeneral** » Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:55:50

There's a facebook group here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/291807261572/

They are trying to get support all over Virginia to remove the Sunday Hunting law from the books. If you're interested in helping them, read up on their efforts and go for it!

by **allingeneral** » Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:59:15

Kreutz wrote:Its my understanding VA bans hunting on Sunday because many other people use the outdoors for hiking and such on Sundays and don't want to get shot by accident.

That statement is hilarious and ridiculous!

by **Kreutz** » Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:39:38

allingeneral wrote:
Kreutz wrote:Its my understanding VA bans hunting on Sunday because many other people use the outdoors for hiking and such on Sundays and don't want to get shot by accident.

That statement is hilarious and ridiculous!

Eh, just repeating what I read some politician said. Diomed is right though, hunters have a limited time-frame to engage in their sport, hikers have 3 out of 4 seasons for theirs.

by **allingeneral** » Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:24:17

Kreutz wrote:
allingeneral wrote:
Kreutz wrote:Its my understanding VA bans hunting on Sunday because many other people use the outdoors for hiking and such on Sundays and don't want to get shot by accident.

That statement is hilarious and ridiculous!

Eh, just repeating what I read some politician said.

Thanks for clarifying

Can you provide a source for that argument? Which politician?

by **Kreutz** » Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:06:49

Saw it in the roanoke times shortly after I moved here, was the first I heard of the Sunday ban, this was around January, I think that's when the state govt debates legislation?

by **zephyp** » Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:37:06

Kreutz wrote:Saw it in the roanoke times shortly after I moved here, was the first I heard of the Sunday ban, this was around January, I think that's when the state govt debates legislation?

Ah, probably penned by Dan Casey the twit commie socialist bastard.

by **Sensai** » Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:23:42

So what's the verdict? Can we hunt hikers on Sunday? :hysterical:

by **allingeneral** » Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:54:17

Sensai wrote:So what's the verdict? Can we hunt hikers on Sunday?

Private Joker: How can you shoot women or children?
Door Gunner: Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much!

by **AlanM** » Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:10:15

allingeneral wrote:
Sensai wrote:So what's the verdict? Can we hunt hikers on Sunday?

Private Joker: How can you shoot women or children?
Door Gunner: Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much!

I don't know, but can we shoot tourists during tourist season?

by **AlanM** » Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:12:42

Sunday hunting doesn't seem to have caused a big problem with hikers in the rest of the country.

http://www.nraila.org/issues/factsheets/read.aspx?id=174&issue=021

None of these states have experienced the horror stories forecast by opponents of hunting. The states continue to have healthy wildlife populations. Hunters continue to behave in a responsible and safe manner. Church attendance remains unchanged. Landowner-hunter conflicts have not increased. In sum, Sunday hunting has had nothing but a beneficial impact on these states and the future of hunting in them.

OBTW - I'm always hunting for a good chocolate sunday. I don't shoot them though. :roll:

by **Casull** » Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:48:05

I just moved to Virginia last year. I've always hunted on Sundays (like about 98% of hunters). There's a lot I like about Virginia, but Sunday hunting ban is not one of them.