In House Bill 772, the North Carolina General assembly moves to ban remote Internet hunting.

AN ACT to prohibit computer‑assisted remote hunting.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Article 4 of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

“§ 113‑291.1A. Computer‑assisted remote hunting prohibited.

(a) It is unlawful for a person to engage in computer‑assisted remote hunting or provide or operate a facility that allows others to engage in computer‑assisted remote hunting if the wild animal or wild bird being hunted or shot is located in this State.

(b) For purposes of this section “computer‑assisted remote hunting” means the use of a computer or other device, equipment, or software, to remotely control the aiming and discharging of a firearm or other weapon, that allows a person, not physically present at the location of that firearm or other weapon, to hunt or shoot a wild animal or wild bird.”

But, it turns out North Carolina is not the first state to do this. Main has, and Wisconsin is attempting to also:

If you live in Wisconsin and were thinking about logging on to Live-Shot.com to do a little Internet hunting, you’re out of luck. Or at least you could be soon. Maine already outlawed Internet hunting in response to the news that a rancher in Texas was offering a service where visitors to his website can shoot at deer, antelope, and wild pigs using a remote controlled .22 caliber rifle with a webcam mounted on it, and now a state rep. in Wisconsin has introduced a law that would ban hunting online.

And that’s not all:

So far, the Virginia Legislature has passed the first bill banning Internet hunting. Similar bills are pending in 10 other states, including California

Amazing:

According to news reports, the first victim of Live-shot.com was a boar, shot as an experiment by someone sitting at a computer in Germany. Another kill is planned for April, and after that Lockwood hopes his hunting innovation will be fully operational for any Internet user.

And from live-shot.com:

LIVE-SHOT is a new concept. You can challenge yourself and compare your skills to other members with our on-line target shooting. We have developed a system where you can control a pan/tilt/zoom camera and a firearm to shoot at real targets in real time

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Currently, shooters will be able to fire 10 (ten) .22 caliber rounds at paper and silhouette targets. You may also have a DVD recording and/or the paper target from the session shipped as an option. Look for additional, varied shooting systems along with competitions to come online soon.