Dog accidentally shoots owner, 78

[TexasTowelie]

FORT WORTH — Surprisingly, this canine isn’t in the doghouse.

A 78-year-old woman was shot in the foot late Saturday when her shotgun discharged after her dog accidentally knocked it over.

The woman had been watching television inside her east Fort Worth house shortly before midnight Saturday with her shotgun by her side, according to Officer Sharron Neal, a police spokeswoman.

The woman told police that her dog walked by, knocking the shotgun over and causing it to discharge once as it hit the floor. She was struck in the left foot but did not seek medical attention that night, Neal said.

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“He has the right to remain silent,” Neal said.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/09/16/5166360/dog-accidentally-shoots-owner.html#storylink=cpy

[font color=green]We anxiously wait for the "mug" shot to be released...[/font]

[rurallib]

1. was it a hunting dog?

[KansDem]

9. No, it must have been a police dog...

[hedgehog]

2. I say the dog did it on purpose!

[gopiscrap]

3. OMG if it wasn't serious, it would be funny.

Let's hear the NRA spin on this one.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Tiresome, this line of rhetoric. nt.

[TexasTowelie]

5. The funny thing is I had previously posted an article about more older Texans packing heat.

What irony...

[gopiscrap]

7. so was it an older dog , that did the shooting?

[TexasTowelie]

12. The dog claimed it was self defense under "the Castle" law.

The popularity of kittehs just increased exponentially.

[gopiscrap]

13. was the older lady wearing a hoody?

[Politicalboi]

6. The NRA should spin this as a

Get rid of your dog campaign. Just look at how many innocent people have been shot by dogs alone.

[gopiscrap]

8. yeah that would sound like NRA logic.

[NYC_SKP]

10. So, the gun was loaded, shell in the chamber, and cocked and ready to fire, safety off.

This is why I would require gun safety training certification for gun owners, and gun and ammo purchasers.

This was an avoidable incident.

[leveymg]

11. Why did the woman have the thing lying around loaded and pumped without the safety on?

Could have killed her or someone else.

[gopiscrap]

14. I would think they could be a charge of reckless endangerment

[flamin lib]

18. you have to understand what East Ft. Worth is like.

Makes Chicago look perfectly safe and docile.

[leveymg]

20. Even the gun dogs are shooters. Apparently.

[Drunken Irishman]

15. So, guns don't kill people...dogs do?

[bluedigger]

16. "Mug" shot or "Pug" shot?

[TexasTowelie]

17. Oops, you got me there!

[SheilaT]

19. Yet another responsible gun owner.