(AUTHOR’S NOTE: I should have written in the original text… THIS IMAGE IS PHOTOSHOPPED. I would tackle anyone who might point a gun at one of my loved ones… INCLUDING my dogs. EVEN if it means getting shot.)

I have an opinion on everything under the sun, I’ll tell you.  But when I was very young, my parents said it might not be a good idea to speak about politics or religion.   Soooooooooo….. wellllllll……..

The big thing in the news these days is Gun Safety Issues and the Second Amendment.  I will not weigh in on this here.  AT ALL.

Now the Amendments are a grand and glorious thing.  I really WILL sing the praises of the U.S. Constitution. and our freedoms.

For those of you who are not familiar…..

The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that states: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” It was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights.

And that is the deal, as written then.

Yet…. today in the news…..

A Florida man was shot and wounded over the weekend by his dog, who walked away without charges, police said.

Good thing, this here Second Amendment.  Otherwise, the dog might have faced charges.  Actually… as stated in the article below, the investigation is pending against “The Dog”

His name has not been released…. to protect his identity.

Sometimes the animal kingdom speaks to us in ways we will never understand.

Other times…. they just pull out a gun and shoot you.

Gregory Dale Lanier, 35, of Frostproof, Fla., told police Saturday that he and his dog were in their truck in nearby Sebring when the dog kicked a gun that was on the truck’s floor, the Highlands Tribune newspaper reported.

The gun went off, shooting Lanier in the leg, Sebring police said.

Lanier wasn’t seriously injured, said Sebring Police Cmdr. Steve Carr, who actually said police didn’t arrest the dog because the investigation was pending, the Tribune reported.

He also said he had never heard of a similar case.

According to the police report, Lanier said he was driving along State Road 17 North when the dog kicked “the unloaded .380 pistol.” It went on to say that Lanier was “surprised” to learn not only that the gun was loaded, but also that it was actually a 9mm weapon, not a .380.

The incident is only the latest in a string of bizarre shootings in Florida. Just last week, a woman in St. Petersburg was wounded when she was shot by a friend’s oven.

The Easy Bake variety.  Probably.

“While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” – Stephen R. Covey

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”- Mahtama Gandhi

“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” – Thucydides