Florida man shot by his dog, police say

[The Straight Story]

A Florida man was shot and wounded over the weekend by his dog, who walked away without charges, police said.

Gregory Dale Lanier, 35, of Frostproof, Fla., told police Saturday that he and his dog were in their truck in nearby Sebring when the dog kicked a gun that was on the truck's floor, the Highlands Tribune newspaper reported.

The gun went off, shooting Lanier in the leg, Sebring police said.

Lanier wasn't seriously injured, said Sebring Police Cmdr. Steve Carr, who actually said police didn't arrest the dog because the investigation was pending, the Tribune reported.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/26/17107343-florida-man-shot-by-his-dog-police-say?lite

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. And this *is* a story...

Dog bytes man, sure whatever, but man bytes dog...

Well ths is the equivalent of man bytes dog.

Yup, sent it to my press friends...they will get a large smile.

[Ohio Joe]

19. hmmm... "Dog bytes man"... I expect there is a story that could be written there...

I love the play on words...

[Angry Dragon]

2. The guy shot himself and blamed the dog

[The Straight Story]

3. Or maybe the dog was drunk(nt)

[Mojorabbit]

6. Yep. nt

[Electric Monk]

4. Maybe what they needed was a good dog with a gun, to stop the bad dog with a gun?

[chollybocker]

7. Ha, went there, too.

>>>>>

[BainsBane]

10. A good dog with a BIGGER and BADDER

Gun.

[robinlynne]

20. lol

[chollybocker]

5. Bad Dog.

Now Mr. Lanier needs a Good Dog to protect him from his Bad Dog.

Stand Your Hound Laws are complicated....

[Katashi_itto]

8. Picture caught of Dog With Gun!

[BainsBane]

9. another idiotic "law abiding" gun owner.

Gives new meaning to "the dog ate my homework."

[Tom Ripley]

11. When guns are outlawed, only labrador retrievers will have guns

However, being labs,they will quickly sell them for more food.

[NBachers]

12. Dog-gun it

[pinboy3niner]

13. The dog knew more about the gun than the weapon's owner

According to the police report, Lanier said he was driving along State Road 17 North when the dog kicked "the unloaded .380 pistol." It went on to say that Lanier was "surprised" to learn not only that the gun was loaded, but also that it was actually a 9mm weapon, not a .380.

[Adsos Letter]

14. "Hand over the treats...

...and no one gets hurt."

[Jamastiene]

15. I am glad they did not arrest the dog because the investigation was pending.

[W_HAMILTON]

16. Oh, Florida...

[pinboy3niner]

18. ...where even dogs stand their ground. nt

[UnrepentantLiberal]

17. This is why I hate the Dogeon.