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Tennessee man shot by his dog while lying in bed (www.theguardian.com)

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A bullet grazed the Memphis man’s thigh after his one-year-old pit bull got his paw stuck in a gun’s trigger guard

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[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I don't want to defend pitbulls, but a chihuahua with a small kalachnikov would be deadly as well.

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[–] xkbx@startrek.website 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can confirm. As a person who had a chihuahua for 11 beautiful years, he yearned for the most violent death of any and all that displeased him, which was anything bigger than him.

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[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

I forgot Siamese cats too. If you're the owner, they love you. If you're a stranger, they'll rip your head off.

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[–] donuts@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The anger of 10,000 men

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Hey, pit bulls are big huggabugs when they're not raised by assholes. A pit bull with proper weapons training would never have had poor trigger discipline.

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