Thought Rabbit Turned Human, Man In China Dies After Being Shot By A Hunting Wind Rifle

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JAKARTA - A Chinese man died in a hunting air rifle. The perpetrator thought the victim, Wang Moujun, was a rabbit. Police have detained four men for the death of Wang Moujun. The incident occurred last Friday night when the four of them went hunting in Shaxi City, Jiangxi province. Reporting from the BBC, Wednesday, April 19, Wang's body sank in a ditch after being shot. Police from the Xinzhou district said one of the men opened fire after seeing a move in a ditch beside a ditch, where Wang was reportedly fishing. Authorities were then summoned to the scene and arrested the four men, some of whom are thought to be in their 30s. The investigation is ongoing. The autopsy confirmed that Wang died from drowning. China has some of the world's strictest weapons laws, which can even be applied to replica or toy weapons. The incident has been widely discussed on Chinese social media. "How could people in this country own weapons?" said one commentator on Weibo. "I think this is US news," said another. While hunting permits are issued, arms possession in China is largely limited to the military, law enforcement, and security personnel. In a statement, Xinzhou police said they intended to crack down on crimes involving weapons and explosives. China is currently in the middle of a three-year national campaign against such crimes. Air rifles fire pellets using pressurized air and are usually used to shoot targets.