Not since Aaron Burr.

Oh what a difference a point of view makes. USAToday reports that Veep Dick "peppered a hunting companion" sending him "to the hospital with injuries" whilst CNN says that Big Dick "shoots fellow hunter" and goes on to use the term "wounded a campaign contributor" who is "in intensive care."

Such hunting accidents aren't rare, [ranch owner] Armstrong said, but there are few shootings on record by presidents or vice presidents. Vice President Aaron Burr killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804.

This was not reported to the media for 24 hours. The VICE PRESIDENT SHOT SOMEBODY and it wasn't important enough to report in a timely fashion. If I had shot a guy in the face with a shotgun, you better fucking believe somebody would be interested.

I guess I should be happy Republicans are shooting each other. Can we get a picture of this dude in the hospital picking the bird shot out of his face for the next "I'm the NRA" commercial?

What's the moral here, kids? If you don't pony up the big bucks, Number Two will take you on a hunting trip... to intensive care.

UPDATE: Reports from sporting hunting folk criticize the Veep for participating in "canned" hunts where 60 to 70 birds are killed (like shooting fish in a barrel) and also "hunting from a vehicle" (supposedly illegal nearly everywhere, but not on private property). The more sinister of these reports say that the details of the incident don't add up, making the lag in reporting even more suspicious.