In case you missed it, this definitely fits in the Man Bites Dog category of strange and unusual News stories. I thought hunting rifles had Safety Latches on them to prevent this kind of thing.
Dog shoots man after being told to move from front seat to back seat
By Associated Press
December 19, 2014
SHERIDAN, Wyo. — Police in northern Wyoming say a rifle discharged after a dog apparently stepped on it, injuring a 46-year-old man.
Johnson County Sheriff Steve Kozisek says the bullet struck Richard L. Fipps, of Sheridan, in the arm on Monday.
The injury is not life-threatening but Fipps is being treated in a hospital in Billings, Montana.
Kozisek told The Sheridan Press that Fipps and two others were in a remote area trying to move a vehicle that had become stuck. Fipps was standing beside his truck when he told his dog to move from the front seat to the back seat.
The sheriff says a rifle was on the back seat and it discharged toward Fipps.