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[–] 162 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That dog didn't shoot anyone the negligent gun owner did.

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  • [–] 60 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (19 children)

    EDIT: There's no "rack" mentioned in the source. I assumed that. A loose loaded gun makes even less sense, tho.

    Loaded while in a vehicle-mounted rack. Not just illegal, but also violates some fairly fundamental gun safety principles.

    Heck, just "treat every gun a loaded" and "never point a gun at anything you don't want shot" means we should probably do away with most vehicle-mounted racks to being with. I suppose inside the metal toolbox in the truck bed would be okay; at least then the dog wouldn't fire it.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    There's no mention of a gun rack; I think she just had it loose in the back seat...

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The only woman in the story is the victim, who was standing outside the vehicle as it pulled up and the gun blew through the door.

    It's interesting to me that nothing is mentioned about the driver/gun owner, and it's written in passive voice as if the vehicle, dog, and gun all acted by themselves. But SOMEONE not only drove to the store with a loaded unsecured shotgun, they also had their unsecured dog with it in the backseat.

    Fortunately it appears the door took the brunt and the woman wasn't killed. Maybe the gun and dog should have aimed at the driver's seat.

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    [–] 127 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Kristi Noem absolutely shitting bricks right now

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  • [–] 114 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    If only there had been a good dog with a gun.

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  • [–] 100 points 3 months ago* (5 children)
    1. Round chambered
    2. safety disabled
    3. Gun not secured

    A lot of things have to go wrong. Yes, it’s illegal to drive with a loaded firearm, but this is basic firearm safety.

    The person hit was a passerby.

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  • [–] 41 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    basic firearm safety.

    which no one enforces or even checks.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Well that’s the thing I’m trying to say. It shouldn't need to be enforced or checked (but yes, i support legislation) any more than putting pants on before going outside. But clearly, it’s fairly common behaviour to ignore basic rules.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago*

    It shouldn't need to be enforced or checked any more than putting pants on before going outside.

    You get fined and put on a list if you go donaldducking around.

    Saying that is a bit like expecting politicians won't be corrupt bcs of some decency & not because of consequences.

    We pay taxes to get such things sorted out for us, so we don't have to assemble French street furniture every few years.

    (But I'm not exactly saying I know how to police dog gun safety habits.)

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    [–] 79 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    How many other countries have "shot by babies" and "shot by animals" stats?

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  • [–] 72 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    If the woman had had her own shotgun, this would never have happened.

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    [–] 54 points 3 months ago (4 children)
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    [–] 47 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    it's important that dogs be armed. Only a good dog with a gun can stop Kristi Noem.

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    [–] 47 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Its crazy how a dog can just buy a shotgun in the US with no background checks.

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  • [–] 39 points 3 months ago

    She should have thrown the fucking ball

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  • [–] 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Let's be clear here: The dog was not the real cause. The human with the loaded and unsecured shotgun in their front seat was the cause.

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    [–] 36 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Most American thing I’ve ever read

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  • [–] 34 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I see, when it's a dog we use the active voice but when it's a white nationalist we use the passive voice.

    No but on a more serious note, why are people who are this unsafe with guns allowed to be gun owners in the US? It's okay though because next time a good guy with a gun will be there to kill the dog before it kills someone.

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    [–] 31 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I'm feeling so bad for the dog, it must be terrified

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    [–] 31 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    This is no time to get political. Lots of thoughts and prayers. Remember, guns don’t kill people, people kill people /s/

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  • [–] 29 points 3 months ago (19 children)

    iTs NoT tHe GuNs FaUlT iTs tHe PeOpLe 🙄🙄🙄

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    [–] 29 points 3 months ago

    I could not relax with a ready-to-fire shotgun rattling around in my vehicle. Negligent gun owner bigtime.

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  • [–] 26 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    More like "Unqualified gun owners criminal neglect kills woman at convenience store."

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  • [–] 21 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    She wasn't killed but your point stands: The headline, while obviously being clickbaity and maybe even trying to be funny hides the underlying problem:

    Somehow, the dog had triggered the shotgun – which had a live round chambered – to fire, damaging the vehicle and striking a female passerby.

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    It is illegal in Nebraska to drive with a loaded shotgun in your vehicle.

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    [–] 26 points 3 months ago

    Guns don't kill people, Good boys do.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 months ago

    The only thing stopping a bad woman with a gun is a good boy with a gun.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Driving around locked, loaded and the safety off. The gun owner is a fucking idiot and should not be allowed to own firearms.

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    [–] 19 points 3 months ago

    She was shot by a well-regulated militia, not a dog.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    "Police responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies[...]" No, it sounds like the beginning of a normal day in America.

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    [–] 16 points 3 months ago

    He can't keep getting away with this!

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