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'''Shooting''' is the act of discharging a [[rifle]], [[gun]] or other [[weapon]].
==Sport shooting==
Shooting as a [[sport]] or [[hobby]] usually means the discharge of a rifle or gun at a designated [[Target (shooting)|target]] on a [[Range (shooting)|rifle range]].
This can include [[Skeet]] shooting as well as target shooting.
==Shooting animals==
In some cases, it is legal to shoot animals as targets.
Examples include:
*[[duck]]s
*[[deer]]
==Alternative uses==
The discharge of a weapon at a person is said to be "a shooting".
*Intentional shooting is likely to be [[murder]], except if done as a [[Judiciary|judicial]] act or by legal authority (such as in an act of [[capital punishment]] or [[euthenasia]], or by a [[police]] or [[detention]] officer.)
*Un-intentional shooting at a person is likely to be called [[manslaughter]].
==Also see==
*[[Firing squad]]
[[Category:Sport]]
[[Category:Hobbies]]
==Sport shooting==
Shooting as a [[sport]] or [[hobby]] usually means the discharge of a rifle or gun at a designated [[Target (shooting)|target]] on a [[Range (shooting)|rifle range]].
This can include [[Skeet]] shooting as well as target shooting.
==Shooting animals==
In some cases, it is legal to shoot animals as targets.
Examples include:
*[[duck]]s
*[[deer]]
==Alternative uses==
The discharge of a weapon at a person is said to be "a shooting".
*Intentional shooting is likely to be [[murder]], except if done as a [[Judiciary|judicial]] act or by legal authority (such as in an act of [[capital punishment]] or [[euthenasia]], or by a [[police]] or [[detention]] officer.)
*Un-intentional shooting at a person is likely to be called [[manslaughter]].
==Also see==
*[[Firing squad]]
[[Category:Sport]]
[[Category:Hobbies]]