Great Moments in Guns

A puppy Pug is held by an animal rights activist on the occasion of a press conference on illegal puppy trafficking, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. According to the animal rights association, the Pug, along with a... A puppy Pug is held by an animal rights activist on the occasion of a press conference on illegal puppy trafficking, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. According to the animal rights association, the Pug, along with a Jack Russell puppy and a West Highland puppy, was confiscated from a Rome pet shop as part of an investigation by the Italian Forestry service on on illegal trafficking of dog breeds from eastern Europe, a market worth around 300 million euros (375 million dollars) in Italy alone. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) MORE LESS
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After a passerby randomly shot a family dog during the family’s five year old’s birthday party, neighbors and guests at the party remember the shooter shouting that he was within his rights. “I have a concealed weapon license,” they recall him saying.

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