The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Gun Shot IN The Air Kills 7 Year Old July 4th

Gbnk82 · July 9, 2013, 10:44 PM

Its sad this happened and very unfortunate..statistics say most bullets fired straight up lose so much velocity on the way down they are no longer deadly..this is a very sad and unfortunate event and this gives resposible gun owners a bad name...i shot my gun on the 4th also but i shot at a target..

As the rule says always know your target and whats behind it..a shot in the air while most of the time is harmless is still breaking that rule and can result in these sort of horrible things..always know your target.

July 9, 2013, 10:44 PM	#31
Gbnk82 Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 293	Its sad this happened and very unfortunate..statistics say most bullets fired straight up lose so much velocity on the way down they are no longer deadly..this is a very sad and unfortunate event and this gives resposible gun owners a bad name...i shot my gun on the 4th also but i shot at a target.. As the rule says always know your target and whats behind it..a shot in the air while most of the time is harmless is still breaking that rule and can result in these sort of horrible things..always know your target.