Dueling Stories: Dick Cheney Wasn't the First Vice President to Shoot Someone

Vice President Dick Cheney's duel with the truth continues. But it does strike me that he's not the first vice president of the United States to shoot someone. Imagine if the Bush/Cheney/Rove was in power when Vice President Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel:

Dateline: July 12, 1804
A Briefing by Scott McClellan on the Unfortunate Accident That Resulted in Alexander Hamilton Being Grazed by Some Unknown Projectile: All's Fine

McClellan: Gentlemen (there were no women reporters back then, and that suited McClellan just fine), there was a meeting yesterday morning in Weehawken, New Jersey between Vice President Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. At some time during the meeting, a projectile grazed Mr. Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton laughed it off and said, "It's a mere flesh wound. I've had paper cuts from ten-dollar bills that were worse than this." That's all. Oh, by the way, yes, Vice President Burr was doing some target practice, but if anything of Mr. Hamilton's scratch came from that it was because Mr. Hamilton didn't take precautions to protect himself.

Postscript: Hamilton died.