“ | BOSTON -- Massachusetts would become the 34th state to ban
hunting via an Internet connection under a bill passed by the House on Thursday.
By a margin of 151-0, representatives agreed to prohibit computer users
from training a remote-controlled gun on an animal -- sometimes in another state
- and then killing it with the click of a mouse.
The legislation had been sponsored by Sen. Robert Creedon, D-Brockton,
and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The
National Rifle Association opposes the practice, and animal rights groups have
complained it is unsportsmanlike. [Mass. House Votes To Ban Internet Hunting]
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I think politicians are worried that this is just the Beta. All wishing
kidding aside, wouldn't this be a wonderful and cheap way to solve our
border problem? In fact, the INS might be able to cut the budget
deficit by charging $20 a shot.
As another aside, all this legislation may never have been necessary - which is always a good thing. Ridicule and peer pressure would prolly solve the problem by
driving the providers out of business. IMO.
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