Me firing guns in Public : Ok or not Ok ?

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Lets be honest....if I had some hand guns and attended a 4th of July thing ...would it be ok to show up and fire guns in the air now ? Or would it be breaking some sissy law they passed ?

[Cam63]

I wouldn't do it.

[CutterMike]

If you make sure to be standing directly underneath when the bullets come back down, it's perfectly fine.

[Shisho]

Fourth of July? Pffft. Why wait? Honey, I'm in the South. We call that "Tuesday" here. :wink:

[Chiroptera]

Fourth of July? Pffft. Why wait? Honey, I'm in the South. We call that "Tuesday" here. :wink:

Really? In Dallas we call it "An excuse to watch the SWAT team" :tongue:
That's always a fun day.

[PatrickG]

Lets be honest....if I had some hand guns and attended a 4th of July thing ...would it be ok to show up and fire guns in the air now ? Or would it be breaking some sissy law they passed ?

Is this 4th of July thing on the White House lawn or at an airport?

If so, by all means, try it and get back to me in a few decades on how it went.

[Major Comma]

what if somebody was hit by a bullet as it fell to the ground?
Its much riskier then you think.

[Buzz Dixon]

what if somebody was hit by a bullet as it fell to the ground?
Its much riskier then you think.MYTH BUSTERS did a segment on this.

A bullet fired straight up will expend all its muzzle velocity fighting against gravity. As it falls back to earth, air resistance keeps it from reaching an equal velocity. A falling bullet will cause a bad bruise, but is unlikely to do serious harm.

However, a bullet fired at an angle will expend only part of its energy fighting against gravity, most of its muzzle velocity will remain in its horizontal momentum. Such a bullet can travel well over a mile and still be lethal, even a small round like a .22.

[Dreadstar]

MYTH BUSTERS did a segment on this.

Beat me to it.

Ditto that whole B.S. about the "penny dropped from the Empire State Building".

Still possible for a bullet to be lethal, just unlikely.

[Alan Lynch]

You mean there's an episode of CSI based on bullshit science? Say it ain't so!

[Your Imaginary Pal]

you shoot launch sky rocket, then try to shoot them down.
in a wide open area with no other people around.

[jesse_custer]

Such a bullet can travel well over a mile and still be lethal, even a small round like a .22.

Yep, that was one of the first things my father taught me about firing a .22.

[Red Berens]

In Denver we usually have one or two fatal accidents a year caused by people shooting in the air around the 4th. Actually, 'fatal accident' isn't the best description since the last guy who did this was charged with Negligent Homicide.

[Sally Sensational]

this is also a common practice in New Orleans as part of the New Year celebrations and pretty much every year, there is a serious injury or fatality as a result.

And, yes, we have a law against it. I believe the phrase is "unlawful discharge of a firearm".

[Guapo Méndez]

You mean there's an episode of CSI based on bullshit science? Say it ain't so!

Episode I saw was at an angle, but yeah, CSI has some very questionable science.

[section 8]

Fourth of July? Pffft. Why wait? Honey, I'm in the South. We call that "Tuesday" here. :wink:

Ditto................................

[jesse_custer]

Episode I saw was at an angle, but yeah, CSI has some very questionable science.

CSI is questionable all the way around.