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Dog shoots owner in the back after jumping on shotgun left on bed: Police (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Too dumb to live. What idiot leaves a gun ready to fire, probably with safety off, unsupervised?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They were sleeping together, the gun just wasn't a morning weapon and still in bed at the time.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Oh come on, show me a single elementary school classroom in the US that doesn't have this...

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I almost never believe these stories. More likely the man did something stupid and is covering it up.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Huh? This story is literally about the man doing something stupid: leaving in unsecured, loaded firearm where an animal could accidentally trigger it.

I mean, I guess they could be even dumber than that,* but the prior offense should be more than enough to bar them from ever owning a firearm again, right?

... right? ...

... What do you mean, they work for ICE now? ...

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 3 points 3 days ago

There's lots of time and people in the world. Sometimes unlikely dice rolls happen. It's just a matter of probabilities

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

That cop car has got to be the coolest cop car I've ever saw.

[–] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 5 points 4 days ago

And they took the photo with such a good angle too lol

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think that it's a Ford Taurus-based Ford Police Interceptor Sedan.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 4 days ago

“Dog bites man” is famously not a story, whereas “man bites dog” is. Replace biting with shooting and it’s the other way around.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago

I really don't get having loaded guns sitting around. Its not like the black powder days were prepping for a shot took minutes. Its not hard to load a shotgun. I mean Im just not worried about this fantasy scenario of having to quickdraw and shoot a home intruder.

[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

This is crazy, officials said.

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Justice for the dog.

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Fucking hilarious!

[–] melonhusk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

guess 'trigger discipline' extends to household pets now. who knew they needed the lecture too?

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago

That dog has no honor.

[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

NEXT CONAN HINT!

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

A Dog Took My Face And Gave Me A Better Face To Change The World: The Celeste Cunningham Story

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