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Georgia man cleaning gun shoots himself, dog
The State ^ | 4/9/2016 | MANDY MATNEY

Posted on 04/09/2016 5:51:47 AM PDT by Gamecock

A Georgia man accidentally shot himself and his dog while he was cleaning his gun and talking on the phone.

Todd A. Crouse, 44, of Clyo, was at his home in Clyo, Ga., on March 22 when the accident occurred, according to reporting from the Savannah Morning News.

Crouse said he “unknowingly reloaded the gun” while he was he was reassembling it, according to the Effingham County Sheriff’s Department. Then he told officers that he pulled the slide back, but he still had his finger on the trigger, accidentally firing the gun, the report says.

Crouse told officers he was putting the weapon down when it fired. The bullet struck his upper thigh, traveled through his left leg, and then hit his dog, according to the report.

Crouse was treated at the hospital while his wife, who was sleeping at the time, took the dog to the veterinarian to be treated.

The Savannah Morning News reports that Ryan Williams, the Effingham County Sheriff’s deputy on the case, said he smelled “a faint odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from Todd’s person while speaking with him” and no charges were filed.

Clyo is located roughly 25 miles northwest of Hardeeville.


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To: paulcissa

I have zero issues cleaning my things while watching a show or something. There’s no ammo, pure and simple. Do a function test, then good to go. I don’t understand these accidents.

If you’re drinking, don’t touch the guns, another good one.


21 posted on 04/09/2016 6:10:46 AM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: shelterguy

Nothing is changed really. My grand father would say “every gun in this house is loaded cause them unloaded guns keep killing people.”


22 posted on 04/09/2016 6:12:11 AM PDT by the_daug
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To: Gamecock
Was it a pitbull?

Need more information to determine my level of sympathy.

23 posted on 04/09/2016 6:13:15 AM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (It's them or us.)
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To: central_va

“... spread out your cleaning stuff on the table..”

Dang, central.. you’ve put A LOT of thought into this. Remind me never to tick you off :)


24 posted on 04/09/2016 6:17:22 AM PDT by momtothree
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To: the_daug

Err every time there is a accidental shooting number one excuse has been “I thought the gun was unloaded.”


25 posted on 04/09/2016 6:18:17 AM PDT by the_daug
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To: Gamecock

No one accidentally fires their gun when ‘cleaning it’. No one is that stupid. What does happen is they treat their firearm like the cap gun they got for Christmas when they were ten, and forget that it’s loaded. And they’re too embarrassed to admit it.


26 posted on 04/09/2016 6:21:52 AM PDT by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: Gamecock
Clyo is located roughly 25 miles northwest of Hardeeville.

So now, people unfamiliar with the area are saying, "Where the Hell is Hardeeville?"

27 posted on 04/09/2016 6:22:17 AM PDT by real saxophonist ( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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To: grimalkin
1st class idiot.

Survival of the fittest? This guy ain't very 'fit', except to be the village idiot!"

28 posted on 04/09/2016 6:24:43 AM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: Gamecock

This guy needs to be locked up for his own safety.

Hope the dog’s OK.


29 posted on 04/09/2016 6:26:40 AM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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To: real saxophonist
25 miles southeast of Clyo!

(In other words, no idea)

30 posted on 04/09/2016 6:30:37 AM PDT by Gamecock ( Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul...Matthew 10:28)
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To: Gamecock

LOL


31 posted on 04/09/2016 6:31:50 AM PDT by real saxophonist ( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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To: real saxophonist

Here in Lancaster, Hardeeville is across the street from McDonaldville, and around the corner from Wendyville.


32 posted on 04/09/2016 6:44:01 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. ~ Þ)
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To: Gamecock

That was my first thought.


33 posted on 04/09/2016 6:45:53 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: KarlInOhio
LOL! Perfect.

IIRC, *that* dog had it coming - always laughing at the hunter for missing the ducks.

34 posted on 04/09/2016 6:46:16 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: paulcissa

You left off “no liquor”


35 posted on 04/09/2016 6:48:06 AM PDT by verga (Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Not when a gun is involved for sure.


36 posted on 04/09/2016 6:49:12 AM PDT by b4its2late ((A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.))
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To: PROCON

All I have to do is point my finger at my dog as if it were a dog and she goes and hides under the bed. She’s not trained to do that - and she growls.


37 posted on 04/09/2016 6:51:53 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Gamecock

I like to clean my gun, text on the phone, play Fallout 4, watch porn, seperate my laundry, and drink beer at the same time.


38 posted on 04/09/2016 6:54:15 AM PDT by Lazamataz (When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.)
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To: BykrBayb
Here in Lancaster, Hardeeville is across the street from McDonaldville, and around the corner from Wendyville.

Ar-bee darned!

39 posted on 04/09/2016 6:54:53 AM PDT by Lazamataz (When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.)
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To: Gamecock

If one can’t maintain a level of situational awareness and ALWAYS know that gun is loaded, it’s time to get a new hobby. Before one’s stupidity kills someone. Never mind the ongoing ignorance of the first rule of handling guns. Ugh.


40 posted on 04/09/2016 6:57:23 AM PDT by W. (Screw it. Send in the Marines! NOW!)
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