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House Judiciary Committee advances repeal of obsolete negligent-deer-hunting statute
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 15, which would repeal a mid-20th-century statute that specifically penalized negligent discharge of firearms while deer hunting. Supporters said other laws already cover negligent firearm use and the statute has not been enforced.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 15, which would repeal a law that penalized the negligent discharge of firearms while hunting deer.
Representative Howard Beatty, District 95, presented the bill, saying the statute—originally enacted in 1947 and amended in 1965—pre-dates modern hunter-education programs and current game-law enforcement. "It is an act to amend the law concerning negligent discharge of firearms while hunting deer and to…
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