Guns don't kill people, dogs kill people

[Scooter]

Man dies after dog steps on rifle, causing it to discharge, Kansas officials say

A man died in Kansas on Saturday after officials believe he was struck by a rifle that discharged after a dog stepped on it.

The shooting unfolded around 9:40 a.m. in a truck on the 1600 block of East 80th Street, a country road about 46 miles south of Wichita, Wellington Fire and EMS Chief Tim Hay told NBC News. The dog stepped on the rifle in the back of the truck, causing it to fire and hit the back of the man, who was found in the front passenger seat, he said.

Emergency medical personnel administered CPR before the 30-year-old victim, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Hay.

Another person who was in the driver's seat was physically unharmed, he said.

It was not immediately clear who owned the truck and the dog or who called 911.

The investigation is ongoing, but officials say it appears to be a hunting-related accident, according to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, which added that hunting gear was also found in the back of the car.

If the driver is the owner of the gun, will he be charged with involuntary manslaughter, or does that only happen to Hollywood actors?

[Joe Guy]

Some people might think this example is a good argument for not allowing dogs to own firearms. But they need to realize that it may have been self defense. Personally, I believe there should be more armed dogs.

[Crackpot]

So is this a gun control issue or an animal control issue?

[BoSoxGal]

I think it was a love triangle crime of passion. Dogs get very jealous we all know this.

[MajGenl.Meade]

That's the trouble with gun-dogs.

[Burning Petard]

I believe it is a gun control issue. Clearly the dog intended shoot the driver and missed through poor gun control. Forget dogs.
The real problem, as the visual artiste known as 'Far Side of Larson' taught us, we need more armed bears.

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[Sue U]

I believe it is a gun control issue. Clearly the dog intended shoot the driver and missed through poor gun control. Forget dogs.
The real problem, as the visual artiste known as 'Far Side of Larson' taught us, we need more armed bears.

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Bears already have four legs and you want they should have arms too? Where you gonna put 'em?

ETA:

Oh wait, Philomena Cunk may have found out for us:


https://youtu.be/SByG7JlEOpA

[Burning Petard]

O Sue, yet again I owe you dearly. This time for introducing me to Philomena Clunk. I just spent at least 30 minutes that seemed more like half an hour with her on You Tube. My life has been changed for the better. She is magnificent. She must have studied Burns & Allen.

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