35 people killed in hunting accidents..

britexpat
By britexpat

Loved this one..

Please be careful, if holidaying in Italy...

According to statistics published today, 35 people have also been killed in the past four months, and another 74 injured - all but one were hunters killed accidentally by their shooting companions.

But the 35th victim was a mushroom collector shot dead near Arezzo in Tuscany. Of the injured, 13 were also non-hunters, mostly people out for a walk in the woods or cycling down a country lane.

The annual bloodletting is a result of the unusual freedom allowed to shooting parties under Italian law. They can go on to private property and fire anywhere not within 50m of a road or 150m of a house.

Guardian 

By Intelligent• 3 Feb 2011 08:40
Intelligent

Arien... Idiotic laws by Great Shooters :)

By Arien• 3 Feb 2011 08:07
Arien

lol. idiotic laws and Great shooters :)

By Mr M.• 3 Feb 2011 08:05
Rating: 4/5
Mr M.

"They can go on to private property and fire anywhere not within 50m of a road or 150m of a house"

That's what is most concerning.This particular law is indeed very disturbing.

By s_isale• 3 Feb 2011 07:46
s_isale

must be training for the human hunting later in the year.

By anonymous• 3 Feb 2011 07:29
anonymous

No surprise there, The land of the Godfathers.

By anonymous• 3 Feb 2011 07:19
anonymous

Oi Timebandit! Remember the no nationality bashing.

If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can kill anyone. Albeit an *accident* in hunting. Tell me, does this happen more in the South by any chance?

By britexpat• 3 Feb 2011 07:12
britexpat

Don't venture into the woods with your bella.....

By timebandit• 3 Feb 2011 07:06
Rating: 2/5
timebandit

Stupid Italians

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