Why did the woman have a shotgun and what did the dog use to shoot her?

Driving around locked, loaded and the safety off. The gun owner is a fucking idiot and should not be allowed to own firearms.

Its crazy how a dog can just buy a shotgun in the US with no background checks.

Guns don’t kill people, dogs do.

At no point in that article is the driver even mentioned, let alone blamed.

as the vehicle had pulled up to the store

Apparently the vehicle has agency and it was indeed the vehicle that had to go to the store that day.

Foot note, it's illegal to drive with a loaded weapon in the vehicle, the last line of the article added seemingly as an afterthought. Im surprised they didn't say the dog was being investigated.

That dog didn't shoot anyone the negligent gun owner did.

Kristi Noem absolutely shitting bricks right now

Was the dog black?

If only there had been a good dog with a gun.

This is no time to get political. Lots of thoughts and prayers. Remember, guns don’t kill people, people kill people /s/

The only thing that can stop a bad dog with a gun is a good dog with a gun, or a squirrel across the street.

The only thing stopping a bad woman with a gun is a good boy with a gun.

Good boi with a gun

1. Round chambered
2. safety disabled
3. Gun not secured

A lot of things have to go wrong. Yes, it’s illegal to drive with a loaded firearm, but this is basic firearm safety.

The person hit was a passerby.

How many other countries have "shot by babies" and "shot by animals" stats?

it's important that dogs be armed. Only a good dog with a gun can stop Kristi Noem.

If the woman had had her own shotgun, this would never have happened.

I see, when it's a dog we use the active voice but when it's a white nationalist we use the passive voice.

No but on a more serious note, why are people who are this unsafe with guns allowed to be gun owners in the US? It's okay though because next time a good guy with a gun will be there to kill the dog before it kills someone.

He can't keep getting away with this!

More like "Unqualified gun owners criminal neglect kills woman at convenience store."

GUNS AREN'T THE PROBLEM, IT'S DOGS

I'm feeling so bad for the dog, it must be terrified

Let's be clear here: The dog was not the real cause. The human with the loaded and unsecured shotgun in their front seat was the cause.

She should have complied

She should have thrown the fucking ball

iTs NoT tHe GuNs FaUlT iTs tHe PeOpLe 🙄🙄🙄

"Police responding to reports of a shotgun blast at a convenience store sounds like the opening of countless American crime movies[...]" No, it sounds like the beginning of a normal day in America.

Most American thing I’ve ever read

Never a bad time to mention that besides killing almost 3 people per day american cops also shoot a huge number of dogs per year.

The Department of Justice estimates that American police officers shoot 10,000 pet dogs in the line of duty each year. It is impossible to ascertain a reliable number, however, because most law enforcement agencies do not maintain accurate records of animal killings. The tally may be substantially higher, and some suggest it could reach six figures.
...some animals have been deliberately shot and killed under questionable circumstances, including through doors or while tied, running away, or hiding. Studies show that some officers shoot pets unnecessarily, recklessly, or in retaliation, and that subsequent civilian complaints are investigated inadequately. Moreover, not every animal that police officers shoot is a large dog that may be more likely to pose a genuine risk to human safety—or even a dog at all. Police claiming a threat to human safety have shot puppies, Chihuahuas, Miniature Dachshunds, and domestic cats, among other pets. In some tragic cases, bullets missed their nonhuman targets and injured or even killed human bystanders instead.