Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Rep. Joel Kleefisch intentionally wants cross bow hunting near schools and hospitals. He's got a bill to prove it.

Rep. Joel Kleefisch, the wacky other half of our daffy Lt. Gov. Rebecca, must be kidding. When I heard this story on the news tonight, it didn't sound possible someone would want to encourage hunting near schools and hospitals. Who would think to create a special exemption for crossbows? Sure it might sound like one of those "great ideas," between drinks and taking a tumble down the steps in a drunken stupor, but most people sober up eventually. Crossbow and bow and arrow hunting near schools and hospitals? Brilliant.

Here's the jaw-dropping WKOW story:


Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc) is the lead author of an Assembly bill that would exempt crossbows from a state law that prohibits hunting within 1,700 feet of a school or hospital. Under Assembly Bill 8, which Rep. Kleefisch introduced last Friday, the 1,700 feet provision would only apply to people hunting with a firearm, not to crossbow or bow and arrow hunters.

Reached by phone Monday morning, Rep. Kleefisch said the goal of the bill is to make sure more children have access to archery and bow hunting. Rep. Kleefisch said that while bullets from a firearm can travel for miles, the longest range for a bow and arrow or crossbow is 300 to 450 feet.

4 comments:

  1. Because, hey, Kleefisch heard that school kids are delicious.

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  2. He must be all liquored up -- he stumbles into assembly floor...

    Here's a "you can't make this up" story -- I was in a hearing room where kleeeeeef@ck was present, motioning with fist and pinky-thumb extended -- a common Hispanic gesture for drinking.

    kleeeeeeeef@ck became irate and had a high-ranking cap pig remove me from the session even though I was quiet and, to most people, waving a fist with thumb and pinky extended does not mean a thing.

    So just why did ol' liquored-up kleeeeeef@ck think this symbol has anything to do with him?

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  4. Hi,
    there was an incident in my local area where a person killed someone with a bow.How far it is justified to make use hunting cross bow near school and hospital.
    A sense of senseless......
    Thanks

    Arbalète De Chasse

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