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StraightCashHomey21 
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 10:48 am to xenythx)
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Why was he issued an operating weapon in the first place?
he has always had a rifle every mountaineer does its part of the costume
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TreyAnastasio 
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 10:57 am to StraightCashHomey21)
Doesnt answer the question.
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:00 am to mattz1122)
No, it's not.
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:05 am to TreyAnastasio)
From a liability point of view, it makes sense. It is probably better that he not actually load that rifle because if would be a nightmare if maybe he loaded it up and forgot that it was loaded. It is probably best that that particular gun never be loaded so as to completely remove the possibility of something like that happening.
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:08 am to TreyAnastasio)
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Doesnt answer the question.
b/c its tradition that a real rifle is fired at the game.
Dont even see the big deal with him hunting with it.
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:10 am to StraightCashHomey21)
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Dont even see the big deal with him hunting with it.
You don't see the potential liabilities with this???
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:20 am to Sophandros)
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You don't see the potential liabilities with this???
same as using any rifearm when it comes down to it
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Sophandros
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:21 am to StraightCashHomey21)
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You don't see the potential liabilities with this???
same as using any rifearm when it comes down to it
Except he is using the UNIVERSITY'S rifle, which exposes THE UNIVERSITY to any liability.
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StraightCashHomey21
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:31 am to Sophandros)
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Except he is using the UNIVERSITY'S rifle, which exposes THE UNIVERSITY to any liability.
the mascot is also trained on how to use the weapon properly like any gun owner should. The University does this to cover their arse just in case something went wrong at a football or basket ball game.
The real question is where did he find the right kind of ammo for that thing to put down a bear . 
This post was edited on 12/10 at 11:32 am
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:35 am to StraightCashHomey21)
Doesn't matter how well trained he is.
If something accidental happens, the school can and will get sued. Big time.
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Zamoro10
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:40 am to Sophandros)
What a potential nightmare.
He shoots a hunting buddy.
"Who supplied you with the gun?"
"Oh...that big public university down the road."
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StraightCashHomey21
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:47 am to Sophandros)
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If something accidental happens, the school can and will get sued. Big time
i know what your saying, was it a lack of good judgement by him yes. But the question about why is he issued a real rifle is b/c its tradition even if something could ever happen.
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:54 am to StraightCashHomey21)
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StraightCashHomey
You need to straighten your people out brah
They are getting all pussified and shit
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:57 am to Biff Tannen)
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your people out brah
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Biff Tannen
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:59 am to StraightCashHomey21)
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your people
When I say YOUR people, I mean all those damn N. Va folk..
damn yuppies
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StraightCashHomey21
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 12:03 pm to Biff Tannen)
Lol
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DCSportsBeerMan 
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 12:16 pm to StraightCashHomey21)
I think him hunting with it is badass. One of my pledge bros fathers was the mountaineer back in the day. I doubt he did anything as awesome
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UFownstSECsince1950 
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 12:22 pm to DCSportsBeerMan)
I don't give a shite either way. I personally would never shoot a tiny black bear out of a tree, but to each their own.
If this is such a big deal, why does the school allow the musket/rifle/whatever to leave campus/football facility?
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Zamoro10
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 1:03 pm to UFownstSECsince1950)
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If this is such a big deal, why does the school allow the musket/rifle/whatever to leave campus/football facility?
They're probably wondering that right now.
Wouldn't be surprised if they wised-up and had it locked up on campus and the mascot can take it out that day for the game but then has to return it. Pretty crazy - legal liability-wise - they gave him a live working rifle which he apparently had carte blanche with on his personal time.
Hell, schools do this with most school property or regular equipment - I doubt you can drive that University-owned campus tour golf cart home.
Anything the school issues that has a danger for injuring others or themselves.
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| re: West Virginia mascot told to stop hunting with University owned gun (Posted on 12/10/12 at 1:14 pm to Biff Tannen)
whatevs Biff, the real pussy was the jackass mascot treeing and shooting a cub.
if you are going to be a real man when hunting go get a fully grown adult.
that guy came off like the kind of shithead that shoots a deer eating at a feeder with an assault rifle and thinks he's a badass for it.
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