Article: Turkey hunting fatality renews rifle debate.(SPORTS)

1/3 South Dakota's second fatal turkey hunting accident in three years - both involving Minnesotans killed by a rifle - likely will jump-start the debate in South Dakota over whether rifles should be banned from turkey hunting.

David Jones, 44, of Carlton, Minn., was shot and killed April 23 with a .223-caliber rifle by his 76-year-old father, Bernard Jones of Duluth. The elder Jones told authorities he was convinced he was shooting a turkey.

Two years ago, another Minnesotan was shot and killed by his hunting partner in South Dakota in an almost identical accident. Last year, the Game, Fish and Parks Commission nearly eliminated the ...

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