PN(> From your experience with the cb's would you say they would make an
PN(> acceptable cat gun in a suburban environment?
MG> What are you doing shooting cats?  If I saw you I'd have you
MG> hooked up with a felony charge ASAP.  You don't like cats,
MG> spray 'em with a hose, but don't shoot 'em.  Hey, there are
I don't know where you are from but I don't think many
states allow for felony charges for ANY type of animal
abuse.
And as for shooting cats, most places I have lived any
animal that is causing harm to pets or live stock can
be shot.  Examples:  Stray cat comes into your yard and
attacks your cat.  Or, a dog is chasing my horses.
For certain animals (deer, geese, etc) you have to
contact the game warden before hand but other wise...
Oh yeah, they can also be destroyed if they are causing
"significant damage to crops".  But this requires a lot
of red tape.
I have had to shoot everything from 'possums to feral
cats to stray dogs.  If your pet cat, dog or lizard is
on my property trying to harm one of my animals and I
see it, it stands a very good chance of being shot.  I
have tried firing 'warning' shots at 'pets' (i.e. cats
or dogs that look like they have been taken care of)
but they just keep coming back.  I once lost several
half grown rabbits and some ducklings to one stray cat
that I had earlier tried to scare off.  I have also had
'barn' cats killed by strays, big toms and dogs.
Luckily it has been a couple of years since I have had
to shoot anything other than your run on the mill
varmints but I keep the old guns loaded and ready.
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--- timEd-B11
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