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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

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[–] lostoncalantha@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Another fine recipient of a Darwin Award.

[–] febra@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This has to be the most american headline I've read this year

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

It happens round here from time to time. Why? Nobody knows. Well we all know, but the government isn't legally allowed to say why or do anything to prevent it.

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The canine revolution has started. They’ve been playing us for fools, making us think it’s the feline population we had to fear, all the while planning this.

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago

Canine together, strong!

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 160 points 2 days ago (6 children)

And that is precisely the reason that I don't let my dog have a gun.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 87 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The only thing that stops a bad dog with a gun is a good dog with a gun.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

...there are no bad dogs tho.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago

All dogs go to heaven. Even those with guns.

[–] spizzat2@lemm.ee 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Why are you so mad, Bront?

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

For the mobile users that can't tap the exclamation mark, here's the link again

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My dog is a fucking libertarian, I can't take his gun, so I lightened the trigger on my Glock for the cat. Cats got my back.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Bruh. Can't believe you fell for that. Oldest cat trick in the book. Best don't be late with those treats!

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

It is the right to bear arms not dog arms

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 116 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Keep the safety on or use a trigger lock,

Maybe put that firearm in a safe. Or better yet, get rid of it. Of all the things that say, "I am not a responsible gun owner", getting shot by your dog has got to be pretty high up on the list.

Just simply, why was it ready to fire? I suppose I'm of a Glock kind of mindset, unless you're seconds from killing something the chamber should be empty.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Poor dog got scared.

Oh the owner? Fuck him. Got what he deserved. Don't practice proper gun safety? You got what what was coming to you

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 98 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I'm not saying put bulls are the most dangerous breed, but when was the last time you heard of a retriever or a lab shooting someone?

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 83 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was gonna make the same joke, but then I finished reading the article:

And in 2019, former Louisiana State University football player Matt Branch publicly discussed how his black labrador retriever stepped on a hunting shotgun that had been placed in the back of a utility terrain vehicle on a hunting trip in Mississippi.

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Damm, hoisted by my own petard.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's why I always keep my petard pointing away from me.

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

The only thing that can hoist your own petard...

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 45 points 2 days ago

Oh, great. Another idiot going on about pit bulls. It's not the breed, it's the owner. Any dog can shoot you if you don't take it to the range and teach it basic gun safety.

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don't want to defend pitbulls, but a chihuahua with a small kalachnikov would be deadly as well.

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I can confirm. As a person who had a chihuahua for 11 beautiful years, he yearned for the most violent death of any and all that displeased him, which was anything bigger than him.

[–] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

I forgot Siamese cats too. If you're the owner, they love you. If you're a stranger, they'll rip your head off.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Hey, pit bulls are big huggabugs when they're not raised by assholes. A pit bull with proper weapons training would never have had poor trigger discipline.

[–] Billybob22@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

Always put your safety catch on!

[–] Jestzer@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The only way to stop a bad dog with a gun is a good dog with a gun!

[–] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

You said exactly what I opened the comments to post 👏

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

....c'mon Johnson! Get the fuck up!

...dog in bed: nah, bang bang! Lemmy sleep!

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guns don't kill people, dogs do?

[–] vale@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guns don't kill people. It's impossible to be killed by a gun. We are all invincible to bullets and it's a miracle!

^This message brought to you by the Night Vale chapter of the NRA

[–] aleq@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

An average day in the USA.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 days ago

The only thing that'll stop a bad boy with a gun, is a good boy with a gun.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago
[–] Meltdown@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

A Dog Took My Face And Gave Me A Better Face To Change The World: The Celeste Cunningham Story

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My dog accidentally shot me in the dick with my own gun and I bled out then reincarnated as an overpowered generic anime mc and all the pretty ladies are in to me for no logical reason and the plot won't make sense no matter how many chapters you read.

[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bro I fucking love, My Dog Accidentally Shot Me In The Dick With My Own Gun and I Bled Out Then Reincarnated In Another World Where All My Friends Are Big Busty Milfs But My Dog Is Now My Spirit Guide Through The 100 Floors of Enlightenment.

It's just got such deep character development and creative writing. The powers are so interesting. 賢治タイム really makes you think...

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

somehow you added a level of refinement that would make me expect a rating of like 8.3 on mangadex

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

I just watched this episode last night too, first thing I thought of.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

That dog got tired of being his bitch.

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