Man Bites Dog Headline Takes Second Fiddle to Dog Shoots Man

Call it an American metaphor. Call it silly. Call it what you will. But it happened. The Guardian headline says much of what you need to know: Tennessee Man Shot By His Dog While Lying In His Bed.

Here’s my favorite quote from the piece:

Asked whether she woke up because Oreo jumped on the bed or because her companion was shot, the woman told Fox 13: “The gunshot. Yeah, a combination of the two.”

I also like the The Guardian caption for the photo above says:

The pit bull in the Tennessee incident was not the only US canine to discharge a firearm in recent years.

I’m told the NRA, though insistent that the 2nd amendment to the U.S. Constitution also applies to dogs bearing arms, it does see a potential conflict with our God given right to sleep with our guns.

It may be a dog eat dog world or a dog’s life, but I’m guessing we’re going to see calls for hardening the bedroom with bullet proof sheets sooner rather than later. Apparently there’s a market there.

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