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[–] Coleslaw4145@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Numenor@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago

Maybe he passed the sniff test

[–] obvs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Wait, which one of them had the shotgun?

[–] rustyricotta@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 hours ago
[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 hours ago

GUNS AREN'T THE PROBLEM, IT'S DOGS

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 hours ago

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

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

JFC its been forever since I've heard about, or even seen, him.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago

sorry to break that streak for you

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 hours ago

He can't keep getting away with this!

[–] Dryad@lemmy.world 22 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

First a quadruple amputee, now a dog...

[–] genuineparts@infosec.pub 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Good that Woman with a shotgun could have done real damage.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 hours ago

You've heard of good guys with guns, now get ready for good boys with guns.

[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not joking, this is the plot line to an episode of 30 Rock.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Only because this is literally a thing that happened before (probably more than once). This country is a joke.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 4 hours ago

And we still have no microwave with a ham setting!!!

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 48 points 13 hours ago (4 children)
[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

Powerful "Charlie Kirk's last words" energy in this post.

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 2 points 4 hours ago

Did the pigs empty 20 or 30 rounds into it? Then I guess not.

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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 13 points 11 hours 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.

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

There's a dog genocide going on conducted by america's police forces.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 25 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

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

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 3 hours ago

Nobody died. There was 1 minor injury

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

there are no qualifications for gun ownership in Nebraska.

only a 5 states require a license for a shot gun, in the form of a Firearms ID. They require no coursework on training.

Typically you only need to take a gun safety class if you are buying a handgun, and even then only a dozen states require that.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

Found the dogs defense attorney

[–] sockenklaus@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 hours 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.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

Every law follows a necessitating incident. Why are people so stupid? I have a shotgun, and while it is loaded, I never had an inclination to keep it chambered for any reason.

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