Submitted by RettoBastion t3_zzeub5 in nottheonion
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JethroFire t1_j2ddb1z wrote
I think celebratory gunfire (firing straight up into the air) is more common in the inner cities than out in MAGA territory, so you probably need to add a "homie" or something in there.
juxley t1_j2dscl9 wrote
You are probably right there, and I still don't see the point in it but there we are anyhow.
JethroFire t1_j2dyj9z wrote
Me either. Everything comes down somewhere.
Gebling65 t1_j2fg3c1 wrote
Terminal velocity
JethroFire t1_j2fpbos wrote
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebratory_gunfire
See above. Terminal velocity for many rounds is still capable of causing injury or death, and that's only for rounds fired at a steep enough angle. Rounds fired non-vertically will impact with greater velocity.
Gebling65 t1_j2fri1s wrote
So it can be terminal.
JethroFire t1_j2frkn0 wrote
Ah I see, that was a joke.
pogeauxpossum t1_j2eabrh wrote
MAGAs aren’t going to waste the ammunition. Have you seen how much they cost?
JethroFire t1_j2eajle wrote
They also usually have places to go with proper back stops.
GetlostMaps t1_j2b7plz wrote
Firing into the air is FREEZE PEACH!
I literally wonder how long it will take for this to become an actual courtroom argument..
Loki_Agent_of_Asgard t1_j2dzzrg wrote
You could argue that, but discharging a firearm for non-defensive purposes in a residential zone is illegal. If someone wants to just shoot your gun to celebrate the new year go out into the fuckin sticks and shoot it into a big hill like a proper barely legal gun hobbyist.
MaryGodfree t1_j2fjo6s wrote
I'm in the sticks and that shit's illegal here. Not like my redneck ammosexual neighbors have any respect for the law, especially when they're drunk.
LilG1984 t1_j2e62vy wrote
"Your honour, we was celebrating with guns, which is our God given right to bare arms as per the second amendment & muh freedom'
Spear-of-Stars t1_j2b6iwz wrote
Damn cancel culture and the woke agenda! Thanks Obama! 😡
kevinds t1_j2day7j wrote
What if I celebrate something by going hunting or to a shooting range? Do I just not tell the ones giving hunting licenses? Will the shooting range employees get in trouble if I am caught?
Divallo t1_j2ew6xp wrote
Celebratory gunfire has an accepted definition. Shooting up in the fire basically.
This is one of the few laws that I think everyone will agree is actual common sense.
The only acceptable time in my opinion to shoot up in the air is using birdshot with a shotgun in the right situation and circumstances and even then every pellet has a lawyer attached to it if anything goes wrong.
jordantask t1_j2fpmjh wrote
But shooting traffic signs is still ok right?
RIGHT?!
Divallo t1_j2evt3c wrote
Shooting straight up in the air is the only "celebratory": gunfire I've ever heard of and that's wildly reckless. I want to say shooting up in the air is the "definition" of this term.
l even if you don't hit anything or anything and that's a good thing but I feel like a case for reckless endangerment could have already been made for that and this law seems a little bit superfluous. Not complaining I'm just saying by default I'm pretty sure celebratory gunfire is always illegal.
MaryGodfree t1_j2fij1o wrote
FFS! Thanks for the reminder. I need to sedate my girls for the night. I'm surrounded by redneck ammosexuals.
NotATranslator t1_j2fjli1 wrote
Alright boys time to put away the skyward pointed howitzer
Throsty t1_j2effu1 wrote
Lame
juxley t1_j2bny1r wrote
You kain't take muh freedoms from me! Keep that talk to yerself!