New York Hunter - 20-Years-Old - Shoots Himself by Accident

Local news reports The State Police in Remsen investigated an accidental shooting.  20 year-old, Marc T. Donahue from Rome accidentally shot himself in the leg when hunting in a wooded area located off Furman Road in the town of Boonville. Donahue was attempting to attach his .308 rifle to a rope in order to hoist it up to a tree stand.  The rope hung approximately six feet off the ground, and when Donahue reached up and started to attach the rifle to the rope, one round was discharged into his left femur. The rifle was loaded with four rounds and did not have the safety on at the time of the accident.  Donahue was transported by Mercy Flight to Upstate Medical treatment where he is in stable condition. Are 20-year-olds allowed to handle guns unsupervised in New York State? This one proved to be incapable of safely doing so, don't you think?  One-strike-you're-out is the answer for such an appalling lack of common sense. What's your opinion?  Please leave a comment.