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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 161 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 60 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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.

[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Yeah it’s really hard to find any justification for driving around with a loaded shotgun. Especially when handguns exist and can just sit on your waistband. It’s extremely negligent and stupid gun ownership. Not to mention really poor self defense practice because the handgun would be easier and quicker to draw in a self defense scenario. That cunt is driving around with a loaded shotgun to feel like they’re tough and intimidate people. They should not have firearms whatsoever and really have displayed that to a high degree

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

Gun owners should have to carry liability insurance for things like this.

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 27 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, if only there were an example of insuring and licensing for some other kind of common deadly consumer product.

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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 127 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Kristi Noem absolutely shitting bricks right now

[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That dog is in training to seek vengeance upon Kristi Noem on behalf of the entire canine species.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

That dogs name? B.I.N.G.O.

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[–] DigDoug@lemmy.world 114 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

All the good girls: :(

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 20 points 3 weeks ago

All dogs are good dogs until proven otherwise.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 99 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 41 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

basic firearm safety.

which no one enforces or even checks.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 79 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 71 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

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

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

Also known as the "Kristi Noem Rule"

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[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)
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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Numenor@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe he passed the sniff test

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 3 weeks ago

She should have thrown the fucking ball

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 37 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And now the dog is probably deaf and has a gun phobia.

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[–] ElJefe@lemmy.ca 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Most American thing I’ve ever read

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[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 29 points 3 weeks ago (19 children)

iTs NoT tHe GuNs FaUlT iTs tHe PeOpLe 🙄🙄🙄

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Dryad@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Hawk5000@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Guns don't kill people, dogs kill people.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 weeks ago

Guns don't kill people, Good boys do.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

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

[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[...]

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

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks 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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[–] AgOkami@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks 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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[–] rustyricotta@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago

He can't keep getting away with this!

[–] Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TheGoldenV@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Never a bad time to mention that besides killing almost 3 people per day american cops also shoot a huge number of dogs per year.

The Department of Justice estimates that American police officers shoot 10,000 pet dogs in the line of duty each year. It is impossible to ascertain a reliable number, however, because most law enforcement agencies do not maintain accurate records of animal killings. The tally may be substantially higher, and some suggest it could reach six figures.
...some animals have been deliberately shot and killed under questionable circumstances, including through doors or while tied, running away, or hiding. Studies show that some officers shoot pets unnecessarily, recklessly, or in retaliation, and that subsequent civilian complaints are investigated inadequately. Moreover, not every animal that police officers shoot is a large dog that may be more likely to pose a genuine risk to human safety—or even a dog at all. Police claiming a threat to human safety have shot puppies, Chihuahuas, Miniature Dachshunds, and domestic cats, among other pets. In some tragic cases, bullets missed their nonhuman targets and injured or even killed human bystanders instead.

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