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Originally posted by GeorgeS:

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Originally posted by Clan_Colla:
Wishing you a Speedy Recovery my friend--

BTW---for the Admins here--

THE ANTI'S are on this already and linking to AR

https://www.facebook.com/WeWil...SilencedAboutHunters


We Will Not Be Silenced about Hunters
September 11 at 12:17pm · Edited ·
On September 9 2015 Leon duPlessis was shot through the ankle by a client.
. A picture revealed a grizzly wound. We think it is a graphic photo so have not posted it (it is on the forum however - please note we do not know if the man pictured in our FB post is HIM, it is the image that comes up from that website - if I recall correctly Leon is somewhat younger! )
Perhaps Leon will not only think about what a lucky escape he had, but about how painful HIS bullets are to animals. see here to read more (and see more ) see here: (click link) -( Thanks Richard for alerting us)
http://forums.accuratereloadin...1411043/m/2771098312

Other than moving the thread to make that URL invalid, there isn't much we can do.

George

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Originally posted by Biebs:
It looks, at least, like it missed both the bone and the Achilles tendon. Wow, that is good fortune indeed.

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Originally posted by GOB:
Another case of someone who was and is totally unsafe with a gun. This poor guy is going to suffer for the remainder of his life because some greedy character did not practice gun safety.

This to be called another accident. The gun pointed itself at this gentleman and went off all by itself.

Oh, the shooter feels sorry, absolutely; the all do. Look at our last hero. Mr. TV Star. That victim is still suffering. Was the chance at this animal worth the pain and damage inflicted. The shooter should be arrested and tried.

Oh, as always there shall be great proclamations of sorrow, remorse and the promise to always help. See how long that lasts.

Never point a bloody gun at anything you do not wish to shoot. Accidents of this nature do not happen. It is the greedy moron who pulls the trigger. An accident is when the sear breaks and the bullet flys off into space and no one is hurt

The shooter is nothing but a greedy jerk with no conception of gun safety. That is unless the victim ran in front of the gun as our Elmer Fudd was pulling the trigger.

There is no excuse for improper gun safety! It is not an accident, it is an unintentional criminal act. One is guilty of a crime through an act of omission or commission.

Let the Courts settle this but it still will NEVER EVER make this poor gentleman whole again or recoup his losses.

It makes no difference if the shooter is Dr. Spock or one of the Bros from Ferguson, it was a dangerous stupid greedy unsafe act!

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Originally posted by MJines:
You use the term "greedy" three times to describe this accident. Please explain exactly how any concept akin to greed relates to this situation? Also, do you believe that every car accident is an unintentional criminal act that should be resolved in the courts?

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Originally posted by MJines:
Glenn is no Trax for sure. I think he obviously feels passionately about this and got wound up. That said, put me in the camp that believes with guns, cars, airplanes, ladders, hammers, electricity, etc. sometimes accidents happen. Does that excuse them, no, does it mean we should redouble our efforts to be careful, sure. But to suggest that the acts are greedy (whatever that means) or criminal is just not fair in my view.

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Originally posted by MJines:
Glenn is no Trax for sure. I think he obviously feels passionately about this and got wound up. That said, put me in the camp that believes with guns, cars, airplanes, ladders, hammers, electricity, etc. sometimes accidents happen. Does that excuse them, no, does it mean we should redouble our efforts to be careful, sure. But to suggest that the acts are greedy (whatever that means) or criminal is just not fair in my view.

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Originally posted by MJines:
That said, put me in the camp that believes with guns, cars, airplanes, ladders, hammers, electricity, etc. sometimes accidents happen. Does that excuse them, no, does it mean we should redouble our efforts to be careful, sure. But to suggest that the acts are greedy (whatever that means) or criminal is just not fair in my view.

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Originally posted by pagosawingnut:
Any fresh news on Leon?

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Originally posted by GOB:
Sir,

You will probably now receive hate mail for having the tamarity to say unsafe gun handling.

It was some mystical force that guided that gun to shoot this poor gentleman who still remains in Hospital suffering as he will suffer for the remainder of his life. While the trigger mans proclaims it was an accident, never anything unsafe there. No just an accident!

You never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot! Then there is no accident.

Interesting that a lot of wonderful folks are upset with anyone who mentions stupid unsafe gun handling. Yet I just wonder how many victims of these "accidents" they have seen or investigated? I can tell you one thing there is not one shooter who does not wail accident shedding long tears and walk away while lives are destroyed, folks in the urn but what the hell it was an accident. Never a stupid unsafe act of pointing a gun in an unsafe direction.

Never met a shooter in those circumstances that proclaimed they got up in the morning and decided to shoot someone. It is always the result of some stupid unsafe act of pointing a gun at the victim.

Precisely why it would be wrong to use the 'criminal' justice system against them.

Only one time have we observed a sear break and that was on a very very expenstpive toy. The operator of the gun although shooting had the gun pointing in a safe direction which resulted in switching guns and making a new sear overnight.

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Originally posted by ledvm:

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Originally posted by GOB:
Sir,

You will probably now receive hate mail for having the tamarity to say unsafe gun handling.

It was some mystical force that guided that gun to shoot this poor gentleman who still remains in Hospital suffering as he will suffer for the remainder of his life. While the trigger mans proclaims it was an accident, never anything unsafe there. No just an accident!

You never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot! Then there is no accident.

Interesting that a lot of wonderful folks are upset with anyone who mentions stupid unsafe gun handling. Yet I just wonder how many victims of these "accidents" they have seen or investigated? I can tell you one thing there is not one shooter who does not wail accident shedding long tears and walk away while lives are destroyed, folks in the urn but what the hell it was an accident. Never a stupid unsafe act of pointing a gun in an unsafe direction.

Never met a shooter in those circumstances that proclaimed they got up in the morning and decided to shoot someone. It is always the result of some stupid unsafe act of pointing a gun at the victim.

Precisely why it would be wrong to use the 'criminal' justice system against them.

Only one time have we observed a sear break and that was on a very very expenstpive toy. The operator of the gun although shooting had the gun pointing in a safe direction which resulted in switching guns and making a new sear overnight.

Sir,
While I agree with most of what you say...2 wrongs don't make a right. Leave these cases to civil law and up to the victim as to whether to pursue. And if you don't think I have the experience to speak on the subject...I will post up the X-rays of the slug lodged in my 3rd cervical vertebrae.

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Originally posted by GOB:
Sorry,

We have been away and do not know if the Gentleman (hopefully by the shooter) is being looked after properly. There is no free lunch for any white person hurt there. Is there a way to donate funds to help with his care?

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Originally posted by Richard T. Cheatham:
The DSC Frontline Foundation has been in contact with Judy and has made a grant to help the family during these very difficult times. The Foundation will maintain contact with Judy to see if additional support is needed, but we welcome any and all support and appreciate the generous contributions from all of our AR friends.

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Originally posted by Richard T. Cheatham:
The DSC Frontline Foundation has been in contact with Judy and has made a grant to help the family during these very difficult times. The Foundation will maintain contact with Judy to see if additional support is needed, but we welcome any and all support and appreciate the generous contributions from all of our AR friends.

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Originally posted by Beretta682E:

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Originally posted by Richard T. Cheatham:
The DSC Frontline Foundation has been in contact with Judy and has made a grant to help the family during these very difficult times. The Foundation will maintain contact with Judy to see if additional support is needed, but we welcome any and all support and appreciate the generous contributions from all of our AR friends.

Awesome - I just became a life member of DSC.

Thank you,

Mike

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Originally posted by JTEX:
Damn! I coulda' gone all day without seeing that picture!

Tough SOB for sure!

Again, wishes for a speedy and thorough recovery.


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Originally posted by Beretta682E:
An update

Leon is back in Jo-Burg. He had gone back to Zim for a few day.

His foot and skin graft had a infection. They did surgery again and in surgery his BP collapsed. He was in ICU for a day and is back in regular care.

Back to having the wound open with a vacuum pump.

Tough guy will make it thru but the road to getting back from a 375 H&H barnes tsx thru ones ankle is not easy.


I will not post more gruesome pictures of the open wound. But we all should always have gun safety in our minds as hunting season starts in the US.

Mike