juggler
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On NPR this morning I heard a report on the forest fire near Reno, NV. The commentator stated that it was started by a target shooter.......her comment was to the effect that the shooter missed his/her target and the round deflected off a rock, generated a spark, and ignitied some dry brush.
OK, I can understand a spark starting a fire (boyscouts do it all the time), but a bullet off a rock? Reminds me of the joke that asks why it takes a box of matches to start a campfire but only one to start a forest fire.
To be fair, when I researched the story I found that the print media in the area only listed the following..
The paragraph before this states
My take on this is that NPR ran with the anti-gun slant on purpose. I'd like to know if anyone else feels this way, and also what you think the chances are that a ricochet would start a fire. I will grant that it is possible, but so is winning the lottery.
Again, what are the chances?
OK, I can understand a spark starting a fire (boyscouts do it all the time), but a bullet off a rock? Reminds me of the joke that asks why it takes a box of matches to start a campfire but only one to start a forest fire.
To be fair, when I researched the story I found that the print media in the area only listed the following..
http://renotahoe.about.com/library/weekly/aa062201a.htmIn the past, we've had major wildfires started by children playing with matches and/or lighters, someone throwing a cigarette butt out a window along the highway, which ignited brush, and people target shooting in the hills. (Their bullets ricocheted off rocks and created sparks, which ignited dry brush.) We've also had a fire started by the hot catalytic converter on a truck, which ignited dry brush. These were all thoughtless, stupid actions, and people lost homes, and thousands of acres of wild land was destroyed.
The paragraph before this states
The Martis Fire began on Sunday, June 17, and it's believed to have been caused by an unattended camp fire.
My take on this is that NPR ran with the anti-gun slant on purpose. I'd like to know if anyone else feels this way, and also what you think the chances are that a ricochet would start a fire. I will grant that it is possible, but so is winning the lottery.
Again, what are the chances?