Lead rain downtown - more fallout from New Year's Eve gunfire

Started by blfair, January 02, 2013, 10:01:51 AM

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blfair

January 02, 2013, 10:01:51 AM Last Edit: January 02, 2013, 10:06:17 AM by blfair
So maybe you heard about the 8 year old boy hit in the foot by a bullet falling from the sky during the fireworks on New Year's Eve.

I wasn't surprised to hear about it -- I was home on the 31st, and lost count of the gunshots that I could hear from my living room downtown.

I was surprised to find what you'll see here:



Pistol round looks like a .380 auto or maybe .40S&W, and the rifle round probably 7.62xSomething. I gave the rifle round to the neighbor, seemed like the least I could do...



Given that it made the above hole in his truck.

You can see more photos here.  :o

BridgeTroll

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January 02, 2013, 10:06:07 AM
A bit surprised this does not happen more often.  I hope the police were notified.  >:(
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

blfair

#3
January 02, 2013, 10:09:23 AM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on January 02, 2013, 10:06:07 AM
A bit surprised this does not happen more often.  I hope the police were notified.  >:(

I didn't call them. It's pretty obvious to me what happened and there isn't anything that can be done now. If it were my truck that had been damaged, I probably would have called. Our neighborhood watch coordinator & ShAdCo rep is aware, and if I know him he'll be in touch with them about it for whatever it's worth.

blfair

#4
January 02, 2013, 10:10:42 AM
Quote from: Captain Zissou on January 02, 2013, 10:03:12 AM
Where do you live???

The 300 block of East Church Street.

Bridges

#5
January 02, 2013, 10:15:38 AM
I honestly can't believe that celebratory gunfire is a thing. 

Don't bullets have identifying marks to the gun that fired them?  Can't they track them down from that?  Assuming the gun was legally purchased and the markings weren't filed down.
So I said to him: Arthur, Artie come on, why does the salesman have to die? Change the title; The life of a salesman. That's what people want to see.

If_I_Loved_you

#6
January 02, 2013, 10:24:33 AM
I heard gunfire over in Riverside during New Years Eve the cops can't be everywhere. And people should know that shooting a gun in the air that the bullet has to come down. ::)

If_I_Loved_you

#7
January 02, 2013, 10:33:52 AM
Quote from: stephendare on January 02, 2013, 10:26:41 AM
Quote from: If_I_Loved_you on January 02, 2013, 10:24:33 AM
I heard gunfire over in Riverside during New Years Eve the cops can't be everywhere. And people should know that shooting a gun in the air that the bullet has to come down. ::)

wonder why they shoot them then?
I would have to say it makes the person doing it feel cool?

fsquid

#8
January 02, 2013, 10:34:17 AM
surprised to hear that it happens in the urban areas.  It would seem that it would mainly be a suburb/rural thing.

BridgeTroll

#9
January 02, 2013, 10:39:27 AM
The microstamp is interesting... from what I know of it I would harbor no objection.  But it would not have helped in the blfair situation.  As indicated in the article... the firing pin would be stamped and the pin would imprint the primer of the spent cartridge.  The actual bullet has no such marking... only the spent cartridge could be traced to the gun.
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

blfair

#10
January 02, 2013, 10:56:45 AM
I posted this on reddit as well, and someone replied with this story from PA: Pa. girl on life support, may have been hit by New Years gunshot.

If_I_Loved_you

#11
January 02, 2013, 11:25:48 AM
Coming to a town or city near you? Atlantic City Installing Gunshot Detection System: http://www.officer.com/news/10839657/atlantic-city-installing-gunshot-detection-system

Doctor_K

#12
January 02, 2013, 11:40:43 AM
Quote from: stephendare on January 02, 2013, 10:14:20 AM

Springfield New Years Eve night was pretty crazy with the gun shots.  All night long people were shooting their guns to 'celebrate'.

They were doing the same thing over near UNF.

Widespread responsible gun ownership, all night.

Haven't you heard, Stephan?  Obama's going to take their guns away.  It's all about defiance and patriotism.

Those kids that got hit by stray bullets just aren't patriotic enough.  Shame on their parents for not teaching them about gun and bullet safety! ::)
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create."  -- Albert Einstein

iluvolives

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January 02, 2013, 11:50:59 AM
Growing up i spent all my christmas' and new years in New Orleans visiting family. During the entire holiday season there they would air public service annoucements on all the TV stations letting people know that "Falling Bullets Kill".

I'm not sure whether PSA's of that sort have an impact, but I'm sure there is a population of people who don't think about the fact that what goes up must come down.

If_I_Loved_you

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January 02, 2013, 11:55:08 AM Last Edit: January 02, 2013, 02:34:00 PM by If_I_Loved_you
Quote from: iluvolives on January 02, 2013, 11:50:59 AM
Growing up i spent all my christmas' and new years in New Orleans visiting family. During the entire holiday season there they would air public service annoucements on all the TV stations letting people know that "Falling Bullets Kill".

I'm not sure whether PSA's of that sort have an impact, but I'm sure there is a population of people who don't think about the fact that what goes up must come down.
Smart idea I would like to see these commercials played days before New Years Eve and other Holidays in which Stupid people shoot firearms into the air.
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