LANSING (AP) - Michigan has joined a growing
number of states to ban computer-assisted hunting under three new laws signed
today by Governor Granholm.
One of the laws make it illegal to hunt using a computer to remotely control a
firearm or crossbow or to operate a facility offering such an opportunity.
More than dozen states are considering similar bans after a Texas businessman
created a Web site designed to let hunters shoot exotic game animals or wild
pigs on his private ranch.
The site uses remote-controlled guns activated by clicking a computer mouse.
The other new Michigan laws set up penalties for violations. First-time
offenders would face a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a
$500 fine.