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JUST WHAT IS A FIREARM, ANYWAY
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 -- 9:17 am
Posted by Riley Hebert-News Director
Wary that new technology could change the way bullets are fired, Wisconsin wildlife experts are taking steps to make sure just traditional guns are used for hunting.
One of the 91 questions being posed to outdoor enthusiasts at the Department of Natural Resources annual spring hearings in April seeks to clarify the definition of a firearm for hunting to guns that shoot with compressed air or gunpowder.
Kurt Thiede, the DNR's coordinator for the spring hearings, said Friday the change is in response to emerging technology that uses electromagnetic fields to fire projectiles.
He says clarifying the definition of a gun for hunting now would make sure that any new technologies that are developed could be reviewed and evaluated by the DNR before they get used in the fields and woods.
The conservation hearings take place April 13 in all 72 Wisconsin counties.
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