I may be mistaken but what's the point of the prone shooter feat? It says that it allows you to negate the penalties that prone condition applies to ranged attacks made while prone but that's the thing. The prone condition gives NO penalties for firing a ranged weapon while prone, only melee. At least that's what the prone condition from the PRD says. Am I missing something here? what's the point of this feat?
Prone Condition: The character is lying on the ground. A prone attacker has a –4 penalty on melee attack rolls and cannot use a ranged weapon (except for a crossbow). A prone defender gains a +4 bonus to Armor Class against ranged attacks, but takes a –4 penalty to AC against melee attacks.
Prone Shooter Feat: If you have been prone since the end of your last turn, you can ignore the penalty the prone condition imposes on ranged attack rolls you make using a crossbow or firearm with which you have Weapon Focus.
no you are correct.
It is also in the errata document for the UC book, meaning it will probably get fixed at some point.