As far as I know, not one single dog has been prosecuted for these terrible crimes....
My father gave the Hunter Safety course during the 60s and 70s. From the time I was big enough to carry a box of papers to the car, I helped.
NONE of these kinds of incidents (dog shoots man, gun fires during traffic accident, etc) would happen IF people followed the NRA teachings about gun safety.
Sure, lots of the rules are a pain in the butt, and sure, it could never happen to you, and ..... until it does.
Unless you are military in combat, a chamber loaded long gun in a vehicle is an act of STUPIDITY!!!!! And safety on doesn't make it any smarter, or safer.