I'm feeling so bad for the dog, it must be terrified
this post was submitted on 26 May 2026
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*dogs
My bad. *dOgS
Not the first time it's happened
Kristi Noem absolutely shitting bricks right now
That dog is in training to seek vengeance upon Kristi Noem on behalf of the entire canine species.
That dogs name? B.I.N.G.O.
If only there had been a good dog with a gun.
All dogs are good dogs until proven otherwise.
Good boy*
All the good girls: :(
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.
And now the dog is probably deaf and has a gun phobia.
- Round chambered
- safety disabled
- 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.
basic firearm safety.
which no one enforces or even checks.
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.
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.)
That dog didn't shoot anyone the negligent gun owner did.
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.
Just want to chime in and say that, as best I can tell, in Nebraska, vehicular gun mounts/racks are legal, I cannot find any law specifically mandating or banning or regulating them, beyond uh...
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-1204.04
Which says that if you're in a school zone, your vehicular gun must be unloaded and in a locked gun mount within the vehicle.
The most relevant law I can find says that shotguns in a vehicle can't be loaded, while said vehicle is on the highway.
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=37-522
Class III Misdemeanor.
There does not appear to be a law that just says 'any gun in a vehicle must be unloaded', full stop.
So... if the driver was never on the highway...
No actual crime, as far as I can tell.
Maybe I missed something?
https://giffords.org/lawcenter/state-laws/guns-in-vehicles-in-nebraska/
(Not that I think that is any kind of a sane approach to gun law, nor was this a sane demonstration of gun handling practices... just trying to lay out the facts as best as I can.)
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
There's no mention of a gun rack; I think she just had it loose in the back seat...
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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If the woman had had her own shotgun, this would never have happened.
Also known as the "Kristi Noem Rule"
I'm still waiting for the good guy with a gun to save Kurt. Any day now..
Wouldn't have tho?
Imo she lacked a dog with a gun.
She should have thrown the fucking ball
How many other countries have "shot by babies" and "shot by animals" stats?
France...still debating hunting while drunk.
If you hunt in Europe then that means you’re rich, that’s why it’s even a debate
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None of the civilized ones.
Rise of the Planet of the Dogs
I could not relax with a ready-to-fire shotgun rattling around in my vehicle. Negligent gun owner bigtime.
Cricket Noem still has shooters, never forget <3
Guns don't kill people, Good boys do.
She was shot by a well-regulated militia, not a dog.
How did doggo pull trigger without opposable thumbs?
Had to double-check the headline to make sure I didn't have a brain aneurysm
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