Yeah that makes sense, he was just cleaning his shotgun... with a shell in the chamber. That's definitely how that works.
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Yup, my thoughts exactly.
Argument with the son?
The shooting appears to be accidental, but police said they are still investigating the incident.
"On any occasion prior to this, had your dog exhibited hostility towards you, sir?"
Awww, who's a good boy.
I almost never believe these stories. More likely the man did something stupid and is covering it up.
Huh? This story is literally about the man doing something stupid: leaving in unsecured, loaded firearm where an animal could accidentally trigger it.
I mean, I guess they could be even dumber than that,* but the prior offense should be more than enough to bar them from ever owning a firearm again, right?
... right? ...
... What do you mean, they work for ICE now? ...
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“Dog bites man” is famously not a story, whereas “man bites dog” is. Replace biting with shooting and it’s the other way around.
Too dumb to live. What idiot leaves a gun ready to fire, probably with safety off, unsupervised?
Oh come on, show me a single elementary school classroom in the US that doesn't have this...
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I really don't get having loaded guns sitting around. Its not like the black powder days were prepping for a shot took minutes. Its not hard to load a shotgun. I mean Im just not worried about this fantasy scenario of having to quickdraw and shoot a home intruder.
This is crazy, officials said.
guess 'trigger discipline' extends to household pets now. who knew they needed the lecture too?
That dog has no honor.
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