Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:15 AM
KS Toronado (11,683 posts)
Kansas hunter died after dog stepped on rifleThe Sumner County Sheriff's Office says a man died over the weekend after his dog stepped on a rifle,
causing the firearm to discharge. The incident happened at around 9:40 a.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of 80th Street, north-northeast of Geuda Springs. The sheriff's office said the man was sitting in the front passenger seat of his pickup and he had hunting gear and a rifle in the backseat. "A canine belonging to the owner of the pickup stepped on the rifle causing the weapon to discharge," the sheriff's office said. "The fired round struck the passenger who died of his injuries on scene." Joseph Smith was 30 years old and was from Wichita. https://www.kake.com/story/48213408/sheriff-hunter-dies-after-dog-steps-on-rifle-in-backseat-of-pickup-truck Any hunter safety class will instruct hunters to always unload their rifles while driving between locations, never ever trust the safety being accidentally switched to fire with a dog or children around. 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Kansas hunter died after dog stepped on rifle (Original post) |
KS Toronado | Jan 25 | OP |
| Chin music | Jan 25 | #1 | |
| Javaman | Jan 25 | #3 | |
| Javaman | Jan 25 | #2 | |
| CentralMass | Jan 25 | #5 | |
| Chin music | Jan 25 | #6 | |
| Javaman | Jan 25 | #7 | |
| Chin music | Jan 25 | #8 | |
| KS Toronado | Jan 25 | #16 | |
| TheRealNorth | Jan 25 | #4 | |
| SoCalDavidS | Jan 25 | #9 | |
| Bluepinky | Jan 25 | #10 | |
| Scrivener7 | Jan 25 | #11 | |
| sl8 | Jan 25 | #21 | |
| samnsara | Jan 25 | #12 | |
| Sneederbunk | Jan 25 | #13 | |
| KS Toronado | Jan 25 | #14 | |
| 3Hotdogs | Jan 25 | #15 | |
| viva la | Jan 25 | #17 | |
| KS Toronado | Jan 25 | #18 | |
| viva la | Jan 26 | #22 | |
| PlutosHeart | Jan 25 | #19 | |
| OverBurn | Jan 25 | #20 |
Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:18 AM
Javaman (60,718 posts)
2. yup, your comment at the end.
Response to Chin music (Reply #6)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:37 AM
Javaman (60,718 posts)
7. exactly and on your last comment...
Response to Javaman (Reply #7)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 01:39 PM
KS Toronado (11,683 posts)
16. around 9:40 a.m. Saturday
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Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:19 AM
4. I was wondering if even the safety was on
Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 11:47 AM
Bluepinky (2,171 posts)
10. Hope the dog is okay after all this was over.
Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 12:30 PM
Scrivener7 (46,432 posts)
11. Glad no one was sitting next to him. That could have been bad.
Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #11)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 07:14 PM
21. The truck/dog owner was also in front, in the driver's seat. nt
Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 12:40 PM
samnsara (16,818 posts)
12. i hope the family rehomes the dog as im sure it wont be met with love anymore
Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 12:44 PM
13. The dog, named Alec, will be charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Response to Sneederbunk (Reply #13)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 01:01 PM
KS Toronado (11,683 posts)
14. Thanks, my first giggle today
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Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 01:29 PM
3Hotdogs (9,745 posts)
15. Darwin Award? Does he have kid?
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Now the poor dog has to live with that guilt for the rest of his life.
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Response to KS Toronado (Original post)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 03:04 PM
viva la (2,144 posts)
17. I'm not a gun owner--
Response to viva la (Reply #17)
Wed Jan 25, 2023, 03:23 PM
KS Toronado (11,683 posts)
18. "step on a gun and it goes off?"
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Generally speaking no, but it's easy for a dog to put a toenail inside a trigger guard.
Plus safeties are easy to push off. |
Response to KS Toronado (Reply #18)
Thu Jan 26, 2023, 05:25 PM
viva la (2,144 posts)
22. That would sure discourage a guy with the gun down his pants from, uh, getting excited.
