The Guardian: Tennessee man shot by his dog while lying in bed
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
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/tennessee-man-shot-by-dog
@ai6yr is that the guy who said he’d put the safety on next time? Dumbasses keeping loaded guns in their beds are not destined for long lives.
@swart I'm having difficulty understanding folks who are so afraid they keep a loaded gun under their pillow. FFS people. I wonder how often people kill themselves in that kind of situation.
@swart Not unheard of... 2023:
Chicago-area man shoots himself while dreaming of intruder, then arrested on gun charges
https://abc7.com/man-shoots-himself-in-sleep-dreaming-intruder-357-magnum/13378668/
@feonixrift @ai6yr @swart "Foreign beds, coming over the Canadian border!"
@Lazarou @feonixrift @ai6yr a dangerous situation because everyone knows Canadians are good in bed
@swart @Lazarou @feonixrift WAIT, THIS ONE IS BETTER (From March 9th... how often do Americans do things stupid with a gun?)
ABC 13: Man accidentally shot self in foot while attempting to kill cockroach
3/9/25
"DETROIT (WKRC) - A man accidentally shot himself in the foot while trying to kill a cockroach in an unlucky and unfortunate series of events.
Police said that the victim, a 50-year-old man who uses a wheelchair, was attempting to kill a cockroach with his shoe.
He took off his shoe and threw it at the bug to kill it, but a revolver he had hidden in the shoe fell to the ground. Upon making contact with the floor, the gun discharged and the bullet hit the victim in the foot."
@ai6yr @swart @Lazarou @feonixrift Man, Detroit is so rough that the cockroaches shoot back!
@losttourist @ai6yr @swart @Lazarou @feonixrift I suspect even by American standards, the kind of man who feels he *needs* to keep a loaded firearm close at all times has done /something/ particularly sketchy in their past life causing them to live constantly in fear..
@vfrmedia @losttourist @ai6yr @swart @Lazarou @feonixrift don't think that's necessarily the case, a lot of them just seem so scared of everything. Imagine living your life in that much fear? Must be exhausting.
@luke @losttourist @ai6yr @swart @Lazarou @feonixrift I think its a mix of fear and anger, built up over decades of *constantly* seeking out conflict rather than co-operation which seems baked into some sections of society. The kind of man who previously won arguments and even physical fights that he started in the pub/bar, but has got older and out of shape over the years..
@Lazarou@mastodon.social@vfrmedia @luke @losttourist @ai6yr @swart @feonixrift there's a fair few of those in the UK too. Most of them vote ReformUK if at all.
@Lazarou @luke @losttourist @ai6yr @swart @feonixrift a lot of them (at least who live in the rural areas) are often quietly hoarding long guns and ammo (and sometimes even others you should not have here) - and then moan when/if they get nicked for not complying with their licences (if they have them)