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November 25th, 2015, 06:33 AM
#1
Shotgun shooting dog!
Man's best friend, indeed. A French hunter was blasted with his own shotgun after his dog stepped on the trigger.
The 61-year-old hunter had just leaned his gun against a tree near the hamlet of Mesplede, France, on Monday to pick up a woodcock he'd shot. That's when his overexcited hunting dog knocked the gun over and stepped on the trigger.
The man was shot in the hand and forearm, Ouest-France reports. He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
His son, 20, was also sprayed
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November 25th, 2015 06:33 AM
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November 25th, 2015, 08:31 AM
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Which is exactly why I break open my gun around my excited dog. Worst he can do is scratch it.
I’m suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog who doesn't like a person.
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November 25th, 2015, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by
terrym
Which is exactly why I break open my gun around my excited dog. Worst he can do is scratch it.
DON'T SET DOWN A LOADED GUN.
Break action or not, just unload the gun before you set it down. He should be charged for all the hospital bills and charged for negligence leading to the shooting of his son due to unsafe handling of a firearm.
Technically if you break open the gun and the ammo is still in the chamber it is loaded and you can be charged for unsafe handling if seen.
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November 25th, 2015, 08:47 AM
#4
Originally Posted by
Fox
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Technically if you break open the gun and the ammo is still in the chamber it is loaded and you can be charged for unsafe handling if seen.
Please show me where breaking open a gun and rendering it impossible to discharge when dealing with an excited hunting dog while hunting is considered unsafe gun handling anywhere in the game and fish act or firearms acts.
I’m suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog who doesn't like a person.
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November 25th, 2015, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by
terrym
Please show me where breaking open a gun and rendering it impossible to discharge when dealing with an excited hunting dog while hunting is considered unsafe gun handling anywhere in the game and fish act or firearms acts.
OR, Criminal Code for that matter !!
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November 25th, 2015, 10:31 AM
#6
Has too much time on their hands
Maybe we'll in the truck or on the road .but other wise a open gun us a safe gun.D
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November 25th, 2015, 12:53 PM
#7
Quite apart from don't set down a loaded gun, don't lean a gun against a tree. Or anything else. That was drilled into me long ago.
"The language of dogs and birds teaches you your own language."
-- Jim Harrison (1937 - 2016)
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November 25th, 2015, 05:39 PM
#8
Has too much time on their hands
And don't forget the safety on a gun ,seems that has been forgotten.
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November 25th, 2015, 06:02 PM
#9
We were always taught that an open gun was a safe gun. This is why we were also taught to open your gun when meeting people in the bush. You may know that your chamber is empty or your safety on, but others can SEE an open chamber.
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November 25th, 2015, 08:51 PM
#10
An unloaded firearm is the safest firearm, the gun did its job, sadly the owner did not.
The Canadian Firearms Safety Course would have you... ACTS, PROVE.
Assume every firearm is loaded.
Control the muzzle direction at all times.
Trigger finger must be kept off the trigger and out of the trigger guard.
See that the firearm is unloaded - PROVE it safe.
Point the firearm in the safest available direction.
Remove all cartridges.
Observe the chamber.
Verify the feeding path.
Examine the bore
Some of the most simple firearms principles were clearly violated here.
I hope the owner makes a quick recovery and thinks about taking a refresher course for the sake of us all.
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