Bowling for Columbine
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And so did this man,
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the Oscar-winning actor
and president

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of the National
Rifle Association,

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Mr. Charlton Heston.
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We come from a state
where everyone

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loves to go hunting.
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- Hah.
- Even the dogs.

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- There were actually
two of the hunters at camp.

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They thought
they'd get a few pictures

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of the dog dressed up
as a hunter

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to kind of just have some fun
around camp.

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And one of the guys
had the idea that,

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"Why don't we sling a rifle
on the dog's back

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to make the pictures
a little more interesting.

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The victim was kneeling down
in front of the dog

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when the weapon slipped.
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The one round went through
the victim's shin,

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the right part of his shin,
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and came out through
the back of his calf.

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- Was the dog hauled off for any
period of time by the police?

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- No, it wasn't. No.
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Um, in Michigan,
the law basically states

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that people can commit crimes
that animals

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aren't some... form of,
uh, you know,

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whatever that can
commit a crime.

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- An animal cannot commit a crime
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or be charged with a crime
in this state.

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- Exactly.
- Is it possible that the dog

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knew what it was doing?
- That, I don't know.

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I really wouldn't be able
to tell you that.

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The dog was cute
dressed up as a hunter,

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there's no doubt about it.
I mean, it was a funny picture,

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um, you know, to look at.
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It was... it was kind of neat.
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- Yup, this was the kind
of place I was from.

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A box
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of 270s.
- Coming up.

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There you go.
- Perfect.

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Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Sorry about that, sorry.
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- So I've been discharged.
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- You don't need no gun control.
You know what you need?

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We need some bullet control.
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We need to control the bullets,
that's right.

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I think all bullets
should cost $5,000.


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