Miss Maudie believes that Atticus only shoots as a last resort in emergencies because he values life and respects the power of a gun. Atticus prefers to use his intellect and moral principles to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence.
When a rabid "mad" dog enters town, the sheriff asks Atticus to shoot it. Atticus is a sharpshooter, a skill he does not broadcast.
The explanation Miss Maudie offers for Ol' One-Shot putting his gun down 30 years ago was because he felt like it was an unfair advantage from God. Ol' One-Shot was Atticus' nickname as a boy.
He was the dog. The kids learned that Atticus could shoot.
If you shoot Atticus in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," it would have a significant impact on the story as Atticus is a central character who plays a crucial role in the themes of justice, morality, and racism in the novel.
Atticus allowed the children to shoot tin cans with their air rifles.
literally: it was Jem and Scouts' Christmas presents and they do shoot stuff with them... scout even starts aiming at miss maudie's butt symbolically (which you are most likely looking for): it was just another excuse to portray the mockingbird symbolizing innocence whereas they tell the children that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird or songbird. so don't shoot one anything else i missed?
Heck Tate wants Atticus to shoot the dog because he knows that Atticus is the best shooter in Maycomb and he wants the dog to be put down before it harms anyone. Heck Tate knows that Atticus is the most skilled marksman and can take down the dog with one shot to prevent any danger to the community.
Atticus breaks his glasses while trying to shoot the rabid dog in a single shot. Despite his poor eyesight without them, he is still able to successfully shoot the dog.
Heck Tate, the sheriff of Maycomb, asked Atticus Finch to shoot Tim Johnson, the rabid dog, because he believed Atticus was the best shot in town. Atticus reluctantly agrees and demonstrates his excellent marksmanship by taking down the rabid dog with a single shot.
there "harmless" when atticus tells jem and scout to shoot anybird but the not the mockingbird. well the mockingbirds don't do any harm. tom Robinson was innocent in the case against the ewells, and jem is just a young boy who cant do harm
Scout tried to shoot a "shadow" in the Radley yard, not realizing it was actually Bob Ewell trying to harm Jem and Scout.
Heck Tate insists Atticus shoot the mad dog because there is only one chance to kill it. We learn that Atticus is an excellent shot, and that he was called "One Shot Finch".