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Maybe they will rethink their ad campaign in light of this incident.

These things are meant for hunting squirrels, but there's a human being in critical condition, possibly with permanent brain damage.

- Jim

Actually, several stories say the weapon was a .177-caliber "pellet gun ... loaded with pointy-tipped pellets for penetration." This was a quotation from a police spokesman.

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These air rifles can be quite powerful. I also didn't know there was such a thing as a hunting pellet, but here you go:
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- Jim

In Naples, Maine (middle of nowhere), Friday a 26-year-old man who was allegedly drunk allegedly shot his 9-year-old nephew with a "pellet gun." The boy is in the hospital, critically injured and paralyzed on one side of his body. The suspect is in jail, charged with aggravated assault and assaulting an officer who came to investigate.

The suspect supposedly was shooting at squirrels.

http://www.pressherald.com/news/boy-in- ... 05-21.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

- Jim