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Gaming PC saves owner from bullet fired by neighbor's dog

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Gaming PC saves owner from bullet fired by neighbor's dog

WTF?! In a story that could have come straight from The Simpsons, a gaming PC owner says their rig saved them from being shot after their neighbor's dog – yes, dog – accidentally discharged a firearm. The bullet traveled through a wall heading toward the person, but it changed trajectory after hitting a RAM stick, which these days is likely more expensive than bulletproof shielding.
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First thought: That ram is probably still worth something on eBay right now because 2026. Second Thought: Why would you name your box of candy....Candy. Too big to be Candy CIgarettes......thinking......Candy Gameboy. Stains on carpet, $5000 computer treated like roach motel...ok this guys a pro.....that's a candy gameboy for sure.

ENHANCE......ENHANCE!
 
I want to know how a dog could possibly have discharged a firearm. That needs to be adequately explained. It seems much more likely to me that the neighbor had a negligent discharge and blamed it on the dog.
 
Dan_D said:
I want to know how a dog could possibly have discharged a firearm. That needs to be adequately explained. It seems much more likely to me that the neighbor had a negligent discharge and blamed it on the dog.
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It's absolutely an ND. In theory it would technically--barely--be possible if the gun were positioned just right so the dog could step on the trigger. Less unlikely is if it were somewhere the dog, being a dog (that is, a lovable-but-clumsy oaf) knocked it over such that it fell on something that happened to squeeze the trigger.

Ain't no way it was anything but an ND, short of video footage proving it.
 
1_rick said:
It's absolutely an ND. In theory it would technically--barely--be possible if the gun were positioned just right so the dog could step on the trigger. Less unlikely is if it were somewhere the dog, being a dog (that is, a lovable-but-clumsy oaf) knocked it over such that it fell on something that happened to squeeze the trigger.
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I mean it could he could have a Sig P320, then that thing could discharge if a dog wagged his tail too aggressively near it.
 
Glad she's being charged with negligence and gun was confiscated.

Seriously though, dang nerds, so much info about the gaming pc but not the firearm.
 
sfsuphysics said:
I mean it could he could have a Sig P320, then that thing could discharge if a dog wagged his tail too aggressively near it.
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It could have been, but that's not the way to bet. Since you know about the P320, I'm sure you're aware of that. :)

From Reddit: "she put gun somewhere dog can reach. and gun safety was off."

No. Dogs don't have thumbs. Now, the techspot article mentions an incident with a shotgun laying down in the backseat of a truck and a dog stepping on it. That one is actually plausibly true.
 
Dan_D said:
I want to know how a dog could possibly have discharged a firearm. That needs to be adequately explained. It seems much more likely to me that the neighbor had a negligent discharge and blamed it on the dog.
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Yeah, first you blame the dog for your fart now an ND? Someone call PETA!
 
Dan_D said:
I want to know how a dog could possibly have discharged a firearm. That needs to be adequately explained. It seems much more likely to me that the neighbor had a negligent discharge and blamed it on the dog.
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The dog ate her magazine.
 
I don't get how a dog can do this. We talking a three screw Ruger here or what? A revolver without a transfer bar?

Maybe, the dog is just fed up with home life...... There is a story of philosophy in here somewhere.
 
I mean, if it was cocked and ready with a hair trigger, I could see it happening...but one could call that negligent too, just leaving a gun ready to go off if you so much as breathe on it. XD
 
Nobu said:
I mean, if it was cocked and ready with a hair trigger, I could see it happening...but one could call that negligent too, just leaving a gun ready to go off if you so much as breathe on it. XD
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Yeah, we aren't talking about a Colt Single Action Army from the late 1800's here. Most likely, it was a modern striker fired design like a Glock or a Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0. Functionally, they are always cocked. Regardless, guns don't simply "go off". Most have drop safeties and require the deliberate press of the trigger to go off. Even the SIG P320 which is known for "going off", usually requires deliberate action to fire despite what people would generally have you believe.

Generally speaking, unless the gun is something ultra-specific guns do not "go off" if bumped, dropped or set down too hard. You have to deliberately pull the trigger. Something a dog would have a very hard time doing.
 
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Jack russel terrier, hyper little dog the owner probably was shooting the dog to get it to stop jumping around and missed.
 
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Judging by that guy's room he was probably gooning out and she probably shot on purpose thinking there was some sort of zombie based on the noise and smell.
 
sharknice said:
Judging by that guy's room he was probably gooning out and she probably shot on purpose thinking there was some sort of zombie based on the noise and smell.
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Oh was it a she? Yeah... that helps clear things up a bit
 
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