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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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[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 90 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

And that is precisely the reason that I don't let my dog have a gun.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 57 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

The only thing that stops a bad dog with a gun is a good dog with a gun.

[–] spizzat2@lemm.ee 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

Why are you so mad, Bront?

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

For the mobile users that can't tap the exclamation mark, here's the link again

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

...there are no bad dogs tho.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 4 points 2 hours ago

All dogs go to heaven. Even those with guns.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

My dog is a fucking libertarian, I can't take his gun, so I lightened the trigger on my Glock for the cat. Cats got my back.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Bruh. Can't believe you fell for that. Oldest cat trick in the book. Best don't be late with those treats!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The government is coming for your dogs guns!!!

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Don't be so dramatic, they just want to make sure your dog passed a mental health assessment and has completed a gun safety course. Guns are far too prevalent in dog culture for the government to just swoop on in and take them all. 🙄

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 29 minutes ago

Mental health assessments are weaponized against black and brown labs.

Keep the safety on or use a trigger lock,

Maybe put that firearm in a safe. Or better yet, get rid of it. Of all the things that say, "I am not a responsible gun owner", getting shot by your dog has got to be pretty high up on the list.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 68 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

I'm not saying put bulls are the most dangerous breed, but when was the last time you heard of a retriever or a lab shooting someone?

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 59 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I was gonna make the same joke, but then I finished reading the article:

And in 2019, former Louisiana State University football player Matt Branch publicly discussed how his black labrador retriever stepped on a hunting shotgun that had been placed in the back of a utility terrain vehicle on a hunting trip in Mississippi.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 34 points 4 hours ago

Damm, hoisted by my own petard.

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 15 points 4 hours 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.

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours 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.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours 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.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 23 points 3 hours ago

Oh, great. Another idiot going on about pit bulls. It's not the breed, it's the owner. Any dog can shoot you if you don't take it to the range and teach it basic gun safety.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 15 points 4 hours ago
[–] Jestzer@lemmy.world 14 points 3 hours ago

The only way to stop a bad dog with a gun is a good dog with a gun!

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 hours ago

The only thing that'll stop a bad boy with a gun, is a good boy with a gun.

[–] aleq@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago

An average day in the USA.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 hours ago

That dog got tired of being his bitch.

[–] Meltdown@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

I just watched this episode last night too, first thing I thought of.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io -1 points 4 hours ago