Man Shot by His Dog While Lying in Bed With His Girlfriend
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By Kyle Phillippi
March 12, 2025, 10:16am Wilatlak Villette/Getty Images Share:
Dog parents are well aware that it's irresistibly difficult to tell your fur baby not to join you in bed when it's time to call it a night. As soon as those trademark puppy eyes hit you, there's no going back.
Well, perhaps this story out of Tennessee will have you second guess the next time your pup jumps on your bed… or at least remind you to be aware of your surroundings.
A man was shot in his left thigh while lying down after his dog jumped onto his bed and accidentally made contact with a loaded gun. According to Fox affiliate WREG, Jerald Kirkwood's one-year-old pit bull named Oreo (aw!) got her paw stuck in the trigger guard, resulting in the bullet being fired into his leg.
A woman was also in the bed but not harmed. The outlet does report it was an acquaintance of Kirkwood, and the second he was grazed, she got up, took the gun, and left. The victim was transported to a local Memphis hospital with non-critical injuries, fortunately.
Man Says He Was Shot by His Dog While Lying in Bed
I have a lot of questions regarding this bizarre story. Why in the world was there a loaded gun just chilling in the bed? There are just way too many things that can go wrong in that situation considering two people crammed on a bed alongside a dog. Second, the outlet makes it sound like the woman immediately left the second the gun went off. That seems kind of fishy?
There's not much more information presented in this accidental firing. The reporter visited the house and said Oreo was at the house but the victim was not—presumably he was still in the hospital. There's also no update on the friend who left the scene.
The good news, though, is that the dog is described as "really friendly" so don't let this dumb mistake by his owner suggest otherwise.
Accidental firing injuries are not uncommon in the States. Accurate numbers are difficult to assess being that many don't get reported, but according to the Colorado Department of Health, there are approximately 27,000 unintentional firearm injuries and around 500 deaths as a result.
Thankfully this freak accident involving the dog only ended with a grazing.
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And he came so close to being a Darwin Award winner.
Also my immediate reaction!
Don't worry, there is still time.
... that's a good girl, good dog.
Obviously not your typical "Man Bites Dog Story!")
Nor is it your typical "Shaggy Dog Story".
But in all seriousness...there are too many guns lying around-- and so many gun owners are not careful with them...!!!
Or maybe dogs should be required to take a gun training course.
Is the Constitutional 2nd Amendment Right to bear arms restricted to only humans? If not, can a motive be proved in this case - maybe the dog was jealously aiming for the girlfriend.
Oreo said it was no accident...but she was aiming for another person....
... it was her gun. a loaded pistol is the goober version of viagra ...
Morning...huh and you think it's dangerous living here..
Even your dogs shoot people..🤣[✘]
great idea, but his son eric is the closest thing trumpski's ever had to owning a pet ...
I thought it would have been maggot Musk...
Speaking of dangerous a guy just got eaten by a shark in WA on Tuesday...his girlfriend and others saw it happen...very sad and they have only found bits of his surf board...a great white had been in the area...
the styrofoam and fiberglas probably cuts that salty taste of the ocean ...
And this all started because he NEGLIGENTLY left the firearm out. If it were properly secured then this wouldn't have happened.
foreplay seems a bit rough in gooberville. his sex partner must not have been a blood relative ... /s
Sure, blame the one that can't defend himself. Was the woman ever checked for powder burns on her hands? Was it the same kind of gun as Baldwins that seemed to go off by itself?
And Republicans want more guns in public.
But many are opposed to more dogs. So it all balances out.
Democrat Obtuse GobShites? Yea, we are opposed to more of them
Again, your point sucks and my response is that I don't take your comment seriously. But I guess that went over your head.
I can't help but wonder-- are dogs the next thing Trump will put tariffs on?
(Or will he merely say he will-- and try to extract concessions from the Dog?)
I 'd like to see him reason with a dog...
The bed they were on was in public? Kinky.
The point is you claim in 5 is idiotic.
Your point sucks and my response is that I don't take your comment seriously. But I guess that went over your head.
Why would a Republican take gun safety seriously?
Funny, it is Republicans that consistently talk about gun safety.
Really? I haven't found that to be the case. In fact, quite the opposite since when anyone suggests things to make us all safer like universal background checks, biometric gun safety devices, restrictions on gun sales to those with histories of domestic abuse, minimum age limits, waiting periods, universal gun registries and a host of other proposed gun safety protocols Republicans are the first shout down any attempt to make gun ownership safer. So if you mean "consistently bashes and downplays the need for safety" as "consistently talk about gun safety" then that would be true. But talk about it with any concern or plan for action to increase gun safety, that is something I almost never hear coming from Republicans.
Case in point. This asshole (R) was arrested for beating his baby mama while she was holding his baby.
I am talking about safe gun practices for those that own guns. Training, using safes, especially where there are children, etc. You are talking about limiting guns which is a seperate discussion.
He's also a Latin Rites Catholic....zealot
... there's some of the double standard of justice maga was whining about last year.
Kinky can be fun!
Is keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and domestic abusers a safety issue? Or a "limiting guns" issue? Being able to track guns used in crimes, is that a safety issue? Or a "limiting guns" issue? Waiting a couple extra days to pass a background check to make sure a person hasn't been diagnosed with a mental disorder or isn't a felon, is that a safety issue? Or a "limiting guns" issue? Are laws that might require gun owners to use some biometric safety devices to secure their guns a safety issue? Or a "limiting guns" issue? Seems to me those are all safety issues and those who are whining and weaseling around as if those are too onerous to adopt might just be the fucking criminals and psychos we need to keep the guns out of the hands of.
Guns dont shoot people, pets do.
For me, this story made me think immediately, if a dog could accidently pull the trigger, a child certainly could have. This guy is lucky to get off with only being shot in the leg.
So, while we're semi-laughing at this guy who got shot in the leg by his dog, another 7 kids likely died by gun violence today right here in America.
maga is more concerned about kids being indoctrinated than they are about them getting blown away ...
They aren't concerned because they believe all the kids dying by gun violence don't look like they do. If they believed they were young white conservative children dying by gun violence, which they are but the ignorant turn a blind eye, they'd be outraged at the lack of concern shown by conservatives. MAGAites won't lift a finger towards gun safety till one of their own children get killed. But even when that happens, the parents of the child often recognize the necessity for better gun safety, but the rest of the MAGA tribe kick them out.
If they get blown away no worries about them being indoctrinated
Lol, surprisingly enough this is not the first story I've seen of a dog shooting its owner. Another one was a hunter who leaned his shotgun against his waist and his dog pawed at the trigger, it did not turn out as good as this case
I think there was another one where a dog and a gun were on a car seat.
Thank God the dog didn't get hurt.
I agree. That dog is too pretty