Article says this is an "accident shooting" but is really a negligent discharge caused by a large case of the dumbass:
It's the ultimate dog-shoots-man story.
A Wyoming man was recovering from a gunshot wound to the arm after his loyal dog accidentally stepped on his gun and discharged it Monday. Johnson County Sheriff Steve Kozisek said Richard Fipps, 46, of Sheridan was working with two employees to move a vehicle and that Fipps was standing beside the truck when the mishap occurred.
Fipps told the dog, whose name and breed were not known, to get into the back seat of his truck. But when the pup obeyed, it accidentally stepped on Fipps' .300 Winchester Magnum, which was on the backseat, loaded and with the safety turned off. The round struck Fipps in the left arm, and he could end up losing the limb.
Kozisek said an examination of evidence and of witness statements support claims that the shooting was accidental.
Sounds like that's exactly what the dog was trying to do.
You didn't happen to train that dog, did you?
Ed
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I can see how that can happen with dogs. Was laying out for ducks and set the shotgun down to adjust something. That's when my cousin's young (AKA playful)lab came over to see how his other buddy was doing and stepped all over the trigger.
Safety was on. And pointed downrange.
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But, but what are the details on the load used? Factory or reload? Recovered bullet? Weight before and after? Opinions on if the 300 was adequate or was it too much. Inquiring minds want to know.
There's 2 dates they carve on your tombstone. Everyone knows what they mean. What's more important is time that is known as the little dash inbetween.