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Gun Control & RKBA

shenmue

(38,598 posts) Mon Nov 3, 2014, 10:46 PM Nov 2014

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/11/03/man-shoots-self-dog/18401155/

In Michigan, a man accidentally shot himself in the hand- but the bullet then went into his dog, killing it.

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MI: man accidentally shoots own hand, kills dog (Original Post) shenmue Nov 2014 OP

Rather pithy caption to photo in link. One size fits all? Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #1

Yup. It's black, it's scary, it's pointed at you. NYC_SKP Nov 2014 #2

Only anecdotal, but AP seems worse than others, Eleanors38 Nov 2014 #3

I run over my own dog this year....in my driveway. ileus Nov 2014 #4

Hopefully he'll make a full recovery and get back to work. ileus Nov 2014 #5

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1. Rather pithy caption to photo in link. One size fits all?

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 12:19 AM

Nov 2014

(68,644 posts)

2. Yup. It's black, it's scary, it's pointed at you.

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 03:05 AM

Nov 2014

There seem to be a half dozen stock photos that are used in most gun stories, never related to an actual weapon in the story.

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3. Only anecdotal, but AP seems worse than others,

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 07:27 AM

Nov 2014

one of the most persistent in its anti-2A bias.

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4. I run over my own dog this year....in my driveway.

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 09:59 AM

Nov 2014

(15,396 posts)

5. Hopefully he'll make a full recovery and get back to work.

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 10:38 AM

Nov 2014