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[–] j_z@feddit.nu 15 points 8 hours ago

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good boy with a gun

[–] JustTheWind@lemmy.world 48 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Owner shot from behind by their own shotgun due to negligent firearm storage. Dog didn't shoot shit.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 9 points 17 hours ago

Once they get a taste for blood, they never stop.

Prequel to the critically acclaimed 'Hobo with a Shotgun' we present to you: 'Dog with a Shotgun'.

[–] Qwel@sopuli.xyz 35 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Looking at the news I would guess American houses are buit mostly out of loaded firerarms coddled together by zipties. And oversized fridges.

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 17 points 18 hours ago

Similar words: coddled is treated carefully, cobbled is poorly constructed.

[–] Bongles@lemmy.zip 9 points 18 hours ago

And those fridges show ads now

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

Hey! I will have you know, mine also involves copious amounts of knives, duct tape, and drywall joint compound.

[–] Poik@pawb.social 2 points 20 hours ago

Can confirm. My anti intruder body pillow is a little uncomfortable sometimes.

[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Pretty dumb to keep a round chambered.

[–] phaedrus@piefed.world 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

My father, an NRA ~~member~~ sucker that claims gun safety first, leaves a 12g fully loaded (buckshot) with one in the chamber and safety off in a soft bag with the zipper open right under him while he sleeps. He also has Parkinsons.

You're giving these people way too much credit by presuming they do any form of critical thinking.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 3 points 3 hours ago

He also has Parkinsons.

You can't make this shit up lmao

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Number one rule of weapons safety, treat every weapon as if it were NERF.

[–] DanVctr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

So like the bullets are made of sponge?

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 17 hours ago

I think they're making a joke.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Even then it's dumb, but you can always load it if you think you will need it. It shouldn't be chambered all the time though. Guns are too dangerous to use like that.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 17 hours ago

Especially shotguns, most are notoriously not drop safe.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (6 children)

Only if your paranoia includes your dog being out to get you

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[–] Strider@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

This will be the most American thing I've read all 2025.

[–] sureshot@discuss.online 5 points 19 hours ago

Blaming the dog????

[–] acme401@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago
[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why was a loaded gun on the bed? That seems like terrible firearm safety.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago

Fun fact! 90% of gun owners treat firearms like this!

[–] Qwel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

WHO DOWNVOTED THIS JESUS CHRIST

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I feel like if your dog shoots you thats your own damn fault.

[–] sureshot@discuss.online 4 points 19 hours ago

This was a scene in Plague Dogs that I thought was super unrealistic, a dog steps on a gun, which discharges into a man, and people blame the dog as if he shot the man on purpose. I thought it couldn't happen in real life.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Not in US. In US gun owners are never responsible for what happens with their guns. It can be the kid's fault, the dog's fault or even fault of the gun itself but it's never the gun owner's fault.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You're right, I forgot about the Dick Cheney rule.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago

Remember kids, when you're a powerful politician and you shoot your friend in the face, remember to drag your friend and his family around on a PR campaign so they can apologize to you for the time you shot them.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I bet it's Obama's fault!! 😤

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And those goddam immigrants!

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 112 points 1 day ago (9 children)

He forgot to buy a second gun to stop his dog from using his first gun against him.

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 day ago

Where were all the good dog gun owners to defend the victim?

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, I like things that go boom as much as the next human. But how hard is it to; 1, not fucking literally sleep with the thing. And 2; leave it unloaded if you are‽

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I'm always amused by the stories about loaded guns being confiscated at airports in people's carry on bags. The one place everyone should know that you cannot take a gun. Inevitably, they say, "I forgot it was in there."

Stories like these don't inspire my belief in safe gun owners. I'm sure they're out there, but so are a lot of idiot gun owners.

So this must be what the pigs are scared of when they're shooting people's dogs.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago

Poorest excuse for a friend accidentally shooting you. "My dog ate my homework."

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Poor doggo 🥺

Guns are so loud.

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