Guns don't kill people but the dog sure did try

[Por_sha911]

https://www.foxnews.com/us/dog-accidentally-shoots-owner

The owner was picking up his dog when its paw got lodged in the trigger of the gun in his waistband, sending a bullet through his thigh.

The man was not badly hurt. The bullet didn't hit any major arteries, and he was able to drive himself to the hospital.

[otto_kretschmer]

if the guy had a proper holster he wouldn't have needed a trip to the hospital

[masraum]

Leave stupid carry to the movies. Put that thing in a holster. Isn't that what happened to the sports guy years ago, was in a night club with a gun in the waist of his sweatpants, it started to slide out, he grabbed for it and pulled the trigger.

[look 171]

That so dumb of the owner that it reminds me of this. Looks fake but funny still. I don't shoot guns but I think the recoil of the AK would cause the monkey to drop the gun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnKKcjwtHWw

[JackDidley]

I wonder if the dog ate his homework too.

[Bugsinrugs]

Originally Posted by look 171

That so dumb of the owner that it reminds me of this. Looks fake but funny still. I don't shoot guns but I think the recoil of the AK would cause the monkey to drop the gun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnKKcjwtHWw

That’s hilarious!

[GH85Carrera]

I honestly can't work up any sympathy at all for someone that is stupid enough to manage to shoot themselves. And don't blame the dog, he did not put a loaded gun in your waistband. He should be arrested for unlawful discharge of a weapon, and first class idiocy.

[wildthing]

I’m as Pro2A as anybody but I think firearm safety training should be mandatory.

[OK-944]

Agree completely...purchase a gun, and either demonstrate/document that you know the drill, or take a class to get certified in the area of intended use.

But I'll go one better on the dog...recently, as a cop was attempting to break up an illegal cockfight - his femoral artery was severed by one of the two razors attached to the cocks legs, after which he bled out in short order. Came in on a newsfeed as "chicken kills cop." Google it!

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by wildthing

I’m as Pro2A as anybody but I think firearm safety training should be mandatory.

No. Negligent discharges should be prosecuted, even if the gun owner is the only one injured. Last time I was pulled over and told the cop I had gun in my door pocket, all he asked was, "Is it in a holster?" Anyone who carries sans holster like in the movies is an idiot and should not own guns.