For decades “Man Bites Dog” was the world champion goofy headline. But now, coming out of Tennessee, I think we have a new one: “Dog Shoots Man” (https://www.westernjournal.com/forget-mauled-pit-bull-man-shot-pit-bull/).
It seems the dog’s owner was sleeping in bed, with his girlfriend, when the dog decided to jump onto the bed and get in on all the cuddles. All fine and dandy–except somehow the dog’s paw made contact with the gun’s trigger and the sleeping owner got shot in the leg. That’ll wake you up.
But hark! Here is the question:
What kind of kook sleeps with a loaded gun in the bed?
We are given not a hint of a reason. I want to like The Western Journal, but this is pretty abysmal reporting.
We already have more than enough of that.
[Gee, you could make a contest out of this. Complete the sentence: I sleep with a loaded gun in my bed because __________. Winner gets a water pistol.]
So you’re saying that it’s NOT a good idea to leave a cocked handgun in the bed. Let me write this down. 🙂
I’m not what you’d call a “gun person”, but even I know better.
Yeah, this is definitely a stupid person. Every firearm should be regarded as loaded, all the time. My father taught me that, and he never owned a gun. I doubt that he ever so much as fired one. Beyond that, leaving a cocked gun laying around is just plain stupid. On the handful of occasions where I fired a gun, usually a friend showing off a hunting rifle or shotgun, there was an abundance of caution and one of the first things you learn is how to clear the chamber, just in case the gun was left cocked. When the practice shooting was over, they always keep the gun in an uncocked state, with the safety on, and still treated it as if it were cocked, which is to say pointed at the ground and handled with exceptional caution.
I once had occasion to visit an Army base, and they are very careful with weapons. Everywhere you went, there were 55 gallon drums, partially filled with sand, and mounted at an angle. The idea was that if you needed to clear the chamber, you stuck the gun’s barrel into one of these drums, which could safely contain a bullet if something went wrong. At one point, near where a ceremony was set to happen, I saw an assault rifle, casually laid on the grass, and about plotzed. It wasn’t my business, but I’d wager that someone got into some serious trouble over that little move.
I’m still wondering WHY he brought a loaded gun into his bed. It somehow slipped past the nooze reporter.
That makes no sense, whatsoever. I’ve always preferred to sleep in gun free beds, myself.
Just my opinion, but it sounds like a younger person who is way over-confident. I know that some people take great pride in having a weapon for personal protection, but in bed is a bit much. And while the dog could have stepped on the trigger, the dog didn’t cock it. That took forethought and human action, but apparently not enough forethought to have considered the risk of a cocked gun on the loose, anywhere, not to mention in a bed.
As I said earlier, I’m not really a gun guy, but the notion of walking around with a cocked gun sounds a bit dangerous to me.
What I object to is the inadequate news reporting. What the devil was the loaded gun doing in the bed?
I could use a good water pistol. A man sleeps with a loaded gun because he has blown the whistle on the Clintons and is ready for his house to get swatted.
Hadn’t thought of that.