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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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[–] [email protected] 160 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 87 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

...there are no bad dogs tho.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

All dogs go to heaven. Even those with guns.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Why are you so mad, Bront?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

It is the right to bear arms not dog arms

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The government is coming for your dogs guns!!!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks 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. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Mental health assessments are weaponized against black and brown labs.

[–] [email protected] 119 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Just simply, why was it ready to fire? I suppose I'm of a Glock kind of mindset, unless you're seconds from killing something the chamber should be empty.

[–] [email protected] 99 points 3 weeks ago (4 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?

[–] [email protected] 83 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Damm, hoisted by my own petard.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's why I always keep my petard pointing away from me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

The only thing that can hoist your own petard...

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks 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.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This has to be the most american headline I've read this year

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Poor dog got scared.

Oh the owner? Fuck him. Got what he deserved. Don't practice proper gun safety? You got what what was coming to you

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

poor dog not only got scared but probably got it's hearing completely destroyed

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago

An average day in the USA.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The canine revolution has started. They’ve been playing us for fools, making us think it’s the feline population we had to fear, all the while planning this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Canine together, strong!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My dog accidentally shot me in the dick with my own gun and I bled out then reincarnated as an overpowered generic anime mc and all the pretty ladies are in to me for no logical reason and the plot won't make sense no matter how many chapters you read.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bro I fucking love, My Dog Accidentally Shot Me In The Dick With My Own Gun and I Bled Out Then Reincarnated In Another World Where All My Friends Are Big Busty Milfs But My Dog Is Now My Spirit Guide Through The 100 Floors of Enlightenment.

It's just got such deep character development and creative writing. The powers are so interesting. 賢治タイム really makes you think...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

somehow you added a level of refinement that would make me expect a rating of like 8.3 on mangadex

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

That dog got tired of being his bitch.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Guns don't kill people, dogs do?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Guns don't kill people. It's impossible to be killed by a gun. We are all invincible to bullets and it's a miracle!

^This message brought to you by the Night Vale chapter of the NRA

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

....c'mon Johnson! Get the fuck up!

...dog in bed: nah, bang bang! Lemmy sleep!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Always put your safety catch on!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Another fine recipient of a Darwin Award.

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