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He also expressed concern about the fact that the men appeared to be firing into a wooded area. He said it’s safer for people to fire into a dirt berm, the side of a hill, or something designed to stop bullets.
“That’s one of the fundamental firearmsafety rules, is to always know your target and what’s beyond,” Kingsbury said. “And from the photos, at least, I can’t tell whether there’s a sufficient backstop behind the targets to stop a bullet.”
Range owner’s past legal troubles
As Kunce and Kinziger were shooting, Chad Everett Downs remained nearby. Before the event, Downs spoke with a Star photojournalist,saying that the range was his but that the event was taking place at his neighbor’s residence.
Downs said he lived “across the way” and said his neighbor allows him to shoot on the property. He showed The Star firearms that were on the table that belonged to him.
Missouri court records show that Downs was charged with 17 counts of felony perjury in August by Ray County Prosecutor Camille Johnston. He has been issued a criminal summons and waived his preliminary hearing. His ex-wife in a court filing earlier this month alleged the man owns or has access to guns in violation of his bond conditions.
The allegations of perjury involve statements Downs made in a felony child abuse case, according to a probable cause affidavit signed by an investigator in the prosecutor’s office. The affidavit includes a case number for the child abuse case, but it doesn’t appear in Casenet, Missouri’s electronic court records system.
When The Star called the Ray County Circuit Clerk’s Office, the person who answered said the case had been dismissed. After a reporter identified himself, a voice was heard in the background instructing the person not to speak, saying “that is not an open record.”
Kunce’s campaign did not respond to questions about Downs. The Star was unable to reach Downs through a phone number listed online.
Hawley and his campaign spent much of Wednesday sharing jokes about the incident on social media – including by mocking a video Kunce made in 2021saying he didn’t need to shoot guns in political ads to prove his masculinity.
At one point, Hawley questioned whether Kunce reported the well-publicized incident to law enforcement, which is required by Missouri law. Kunce’s campaign said they informed local law enforcement.
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When will anyone in the democrat party learn to stay away from Kinzenger, he is a hugh bad luck curse, just like Liz Cheney