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Kunce talks about incident where reporter was hit during campaign stop at shooting range

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Posted: Oct 23, 2024 / 06:42 PM CDT

Updated: Oct 23, 2024 / 06:42 PM CDT

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce was on the campaign trail Wednesday, just a day after getting some new and national attention.

FOX4 caught up with him at the KC-area Pipefitters Training Facility where he toured the shop.

“I don’t take any money from corporate PACs. I don’t take any money from federal lobbyists. No big farm executives. For me, it’s all about helping working people. This is one of those facilities down here where we train folks up to have good union wages and a good job and benefits,” Kunce said, referring to the Pipefitters Training Center Wednesday.

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Wednesday’s event came on the heels of a visit to the backyard of a home in Holt, Missouri.

“Me and Adam Kinzinger were out there, and we were kind of taking turns on the range and it seems like a fragment off of either a target or a bullet ricocheted off and nicked a reporter in the arm,” Kunce described.

“When we saw it, we administered first aid, put a bandage on him. He’s great. He seems like he’s fine. I talked to him last night.”

The incident occurred in Clinton County, Missouri. Sheriff Larry Fish shared with FOX4: “On October 23, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office was informed of a target shooting incident that occurred on October 22, 2024, in an unincorporated area of Holt, MO, on private property.”

According to Kunce’s campaign, “Lt. Col. Lucas Kunce (USMCR, 13 years active duty) was joined by Lt. Col. Adam Kinzinger (Air National Guard), a former Republican Congressman, at a gun range just outside of Kansas City, alongside about a dozen union members on the campaign trail. The range is owned by a UAW 249 retiree and is managed by a UAW member and NRA Training Counselor.”When, where does early voting start for Kansas City, Missouri metro voters?

Kunce called the incident a ‘total accident’. He gave aid to the injured TV reporter.

“I’m glad he’s fine. I’m glad we had the first aid kits handy. We were able to take care of him,” he said.

Kunce says local law enforcement was contacted. Sheriff Fish said the injured reporter was allegedly struck in the arm by flying shrapnel while covering the event.

“Thankfully, the reporter sustained only minor injuries and later sought medical attention at an area hospital,” Sheriff Fish said.

Sheriff Fish says Kunce, one of several people present at the private event, reported the incident to law enforcement.

“This incident is currently under investigation, and all indications at this time suggest that it was an unfortunate accident.”

No more shooting to scare Pyrenees bears, French court rules

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Tensions over the presence of brown bears in the Pyrenees have run high for decades. Photo: AFPAFP/The Localnews@thelocal.fr
@thelocalfrance6 February 202115:26 CET+01:00Livestock owners in the French Pyrenees can no longer fire warning shots to scare off endangered bears, a court ruled on Friday, handing a victory to animal rights groups who warned of the risk of accidental deaths.

Tensions over the presence of brown bears in mountains separating France and Spain have run high since a re-introduction effort was launched in the mid-1990s.

Farmers were furious when the government stepped up its efforts with a 10-year “bear plan” in 2018, mounting fierce protests when the first female was brought in by helicopter that year.

They say the warning shots are needed to keep the predators from killing sheep and other livestock or destroying bee hives, and authorities began allowing them on a trial basis in 2019.

But the State Council, the country’s top administrative court, struck down the measure after around a dozen pro-bear associations filed a complaint.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1357976415988289539&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelocal.fr%2F20210206%2Fno-more-shooting-to-scare-pyrenees-bears-french-court-rules&siteScreenName=thelocalfrance&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550pxhttps://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1353708056056651781&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelocal.fr%2F20210206%2Fno-more-shooting-to-scare-pyrenees-bears-french-court-rules&siteScreenName=thelocalfrance&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px

It said warning shots are not compatible with “maintaining the populations in their natural environment.”

Contacted by AFP, the environment ministry did not immediately comment.

In a joint statement, the associations welcomed the ruling, saying the decree “made it possible to get around the ban on intentionally disturbing a protected species.”

Three bears were killed in the Pyrenees last year, including one by a hunter who said he acted in self-defence.

In January, the European Commission called on France to rapidly carry out new re-introductions to replace them, as called for in its “bear plan.”https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1354487180845051904&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelocal.fr%2F20210206%2Fno-more-shooting-to-scare-pyrenees-bears-french-court-rules&siteScreenName=thelocalfrance&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px There are about 50 bears currently in the Pyrenees, and French officials have said early indications point to a reduction in the number of livestock killed by them last year, after 1,173 animals were killed and 36 bee hives destroyed in 2019. READ ALSO: Shepherds on French-Spanish border fear that bears will strike again

In the Name of Sport

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It’s Monday morning, August 20th, and although autumn—the traditional season for hunting—is over a month away, I’m already hearing the echo of gunfire emanating from the hills around my place. If I weren’t so damned informed, I’d be thinking, “What the hell is someone shooting at this time of year?” But unfortunately I know all too well…

Judging by the intensity of the rifle report, it is not the sound of a kid with a .22 blasting at bottles or pigeons this time. Considering that the noise originated in an area where black bears and blackberries are numerous, there’s no doubt in my mind that the shooter is a bear hunter. The wild berries are just now ripening and, since bear hunting season begins on August 1st here in Washington, the loathsome scum who enjoy making sport of animal murder are out trying to end the life of a humble being whose only focus these days is filling up on fresh fruit.

Adding to my frustration, there’s no way I can hike up there and check out the situation. My right foot has been out of commission for about a week now, ever since a log rolled onto it while I was cutting firewood. Every time I try to walk on it, the pain and swelling gets worse so I’m stuck having to sit with my foot elevated, wondering whether one of my neighborhood bears has been shot to death or is now suffering from a painful gunshot wound.

Misfortune and misery are already all too common. The last thing this world needs is for a few selfish people to thoughtlessly cause suffering in the name of sport.

Text and Wildlife Photography ©Jim Robertson