Isibhamu sabantwana kanye nezingozi zokudubula azivamile. Ziyinye yezimbangela eziyishumi ezihamba phambili zokufa ngengozi kuwo wonke amaqembu angaphandle ngaphandle kwezinsana nezinsana.
Ngo-2007, kwabulawa izingane ezingu-122 ezingekho ngamabomu ezingekho ngamabomu, nezibhamu ezingezingamaphesenti angu-3,060 nezingozi zokudubula , okwaholela ezinganeni ezingu-1,375 ezidinga ukufakwa esibhedlela ngenxa yokulimala kwazo.
Ukushona kwezibhamu ezingenalutho ezinganeni kuye kwasala cishe emazingeni afanayo kusukela ngo-114 kubantwana nabasencane abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 ngo-2010.
Zingaki izingozi zokuzingela ebuntwaneni zikhona? Lokhu kunzima ukusho, ngoba akubonakali ukuthi i-database kazwelonke ngokuhlola izigameko zengozi. I-Hunter Incident Clearinghouse ye-International Hunter Education Association, engazange ibuyekezwe maduzane, kubika izigameko zokudubula ezihlobene nokuzingela ngo-2007 kubantwana kanye nentsha engaphansi kweminyaka engama-18 ubudala. Lokhu kufaka okungenani ukufa okulodwa, oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala eGeorgia owadutshulwa ngokungenhloso esifubeni omunye oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala (owayeseqedile ekilasini lemfundo yokuzingela) ngenkathi bezingela ama squirrels.
Ngo-2006, i-Hunter Incident Clearinghouse ibike ukushona kuka-3 kanye nezingozi zokudubula ezihlobene nokuzingela ezi-38 ezinganeni nasebancane. Omncinyane wayeneminyaka engu-5 kuphela ubudala. Ukuthola izibalo zengozi yokuzingela zakamuva, cishe kuzodingeka uhambe enhlanganweni yendawo yokulondolozwa kwezindawo zasendle bese uzama ukuyithola.
Ukuzingela Izingozi
I-National Shooting Sports Foundation ithanda yonke into yokuzingela engozini yokuzingela njengendawo ethile phakathi kokudlala amabhiliyade kanye nesibhobho esingaphansi kokudlala igalofu kanye ne-tennis. Ukubeka lolu hlobo lokucabanga njengombono, noma kunjalo, uma kuqhathaniswa nokudlala igalofu kanye ne-tennis, akuyona ukulimala okuzingelayo okubandakanya ukudubula okungenzeka kube yingozi?
Futhi yilolu hlobo lwezingozi zokudubula ezihlobene nokuzingela abantu abakhathazekile ngakho.
Lokhu akusho ukuthi akufanele uthathe izingane zakho ukuzingela. Ufuna nje ukukwenza njengokuphepha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze usize ukunciphisa ingozi yengane yakho yokulimala nokugwema lezi zingozi zokuzingela nezinhlekelele ezibikwe eminyakeni embalwa edlule:
- owesilisa oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala eCalaveras County, California, owashona ngemuva kokudubula ngokungenhloso nguneminyaka engu-16 ubudala ngesikhathi bezingela.
- Owesilisa oneminyaka engu-17 ubudala, e-Anderson County, eNingizimu Carolina, owashona ngemuva kokudutshulwa ngemuva kwesibhamu uyise wakhe wesibhamu ngesibhamu sakhe esiphezulu njengoba bezingela inyamazane.
- oneminyaka engu-10 ubudala eCache County, e-Utah, owashona ngemuva kokudubula ngendoda engumngane owayezingela ngokushushumbisa isibhamu sakhe ngaphambi kwesondo.
- umfana oneminyaka engu-16 ubudala wase-Exeter, eCalifornia owashona ngesikhathi ezingela nomndeni nabangane ngemuva kokudubula ngokungenhloso lapho ehamba phambi kwabanye abazingeli.
- owesilisa oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala wasePalisade, Colorado, owashona ngemuva kokudubula esifubeni ngesikhathi ezingela umnsalo noyise.
- Owesilisa oneminyaka engu-12 ubudala, e-Stephens County, Oklahoma, owashona esibhedlela ngemuva kokuba umfowabo oneminyaka engu-10 ubudala amdubule ngemuva kokudubula, wawa nesibhamu esandleni sakhe ngesikhathi ezingela.
- uneminyaka engu-15 ubudala eMinot, eNyakatho Dakota, owashona ngesikhathi ezingela uyise ngesikhathi seviki lokuvula lezinyanga.
- owesilisa oseduze neButte, Montana obesesimweni esibucayi ngemuva kokuthi adutshulwe esiswini ngendodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala epulazini lakhe lokuzingela owayekhulula isibhamu sakhe.
Khumbula ukuthi lezi zigameko azibandakanyi isimo esivame kakhulu nakakhulu lapho umntwana noma umfana ekhupha umuntu engumuntu omdala ebandleni lakhe lokuzingela. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho ingane eneminyaka engu-12 ubudala idutshulwa indoda eyayiyizingela nayo e-Iowa ngesikhathi isibhamu sakhe siphumelele ngengozi.
Ukuzingela Ukuphepha
Futhi, ukusiza ukuvimbela lezi zinhlobo zezingozi zokuzingela, ukufunda ngokuphepha kokuzingela nokuphepha kwesibhamu kubalulekile.
Ukuvikela izingane ezingozini zokuzingela, ikakhulukazi lezo ezibandakanya izibhamu, iseluleko esijwayelekile sokuphepha ukuzingela kuhlanganisa ukuthi ingane yakho:
- uthatha isigaba semfundo yokuzingela ngokusemthethweni noma okungenani, uqondiswa eduze nomuntu othathe isifundo semfundo yabazingeli.
- uqonda imithetho yokuphepha yokudubula ngaphambi kokuba athole isibhamu, ikakhulukazi ukuthi uhlale evikelekile kuze kube yilapho esekulungele ukudubula, njalo ukhomba umbhobho ngendlela ephephile, futhi ugcine umunwe wakhe uphawule uze ulungele ukushisa.
- uyazi ukukhulula izibhamu lapho ehamba endaweni yokudubula, lapho ekhuphuka esihlahleni noma esiteji, noma eqa emgodini, njll.
- uyakwazi ukuthwala isibhamu sakhe ngokuphepha, okuyinto ngokuqinisekile ukuvimbela ukudubula okungenhloso.
- ugqoke u-orange (hat kanye nesitsha), ukuze abonakale kalula ngabanye abazingeli futhi angadutshulwa ngengozi.
- uqonda indawo yakhe ephephile yomlilo nesibhamu sakhe somlilo, futhi uyazi njalo ukuthi ufuna ukuthini, futhi yini engaphezu kwebheyili yakhe, ngaphambi kokudubula.
- ufunda ukuphatha zonke izibhamu njengokungathi zilayishiwe, ngisho noma othile emtshele ukuthi ulayishiwe.
- uqonda imithetho kanye nemigomo yokuzingela.
Njengazo zonke izinhlobo zokuphepha kwengane, uhlelo lwezinhlaka zokuvikela luyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuvikela izingane ezingozini zokuzingela. Isibonelo, uma ingane yakho ithwala isibhamu sayo ngokuphepha isibonisi sikhombise endaweni ephephile, ukuphepha, kanye nomunwe wakhe, bese kuthi uma ehamba ngenkathi ehamba, isibhamu akufanele sishaye noma sishaye noma ubani.
Ukuhamba ngokuzingela nomndeni kungumkhuba wokufunda izingane eziningi. Ukuqonda ukuthi kungaba yingozi akufanele kusho ukuthi awukwenzi. Kufanele kukusize ucabange ngezingozi bese ugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuphepha kokuzingela.
> Imithombo:
> International Hunter Education Association. I-Hunter Incident Clearinghouse. Isifinyezo sesenzakalo se-2007.
> Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Sokuvimbela Inhlekelele Nokulawula. Imibiko ye-WISQARS Imibiko Yokulimala Okungekho Emthethweni kanye nemibiko Yokufa Kwezokulimala.
> Umhlahlandlela Wokufunda weCalifornia Hunter Education Certificate.