Has a gun fired into the air ever hit anyone?
Question
When you see celebrations and people are firing off guns into the air, where do the bullets go to? Why don't they kill anyone when they come back down?
Jeffrey, Stanmore
Answer
** Definitive **
Name: Boo, Hanger Lane
Qualification: I've witnessed it!
Answer: I know someone who was injured by one of these bullets. He was hurt and it drew blood, but it wasn't fatal. This happened during a celebration in my home land of Albania. He was in pain, but was better the next day. The bullet slows to almost a stop at the top of it's trajectory and gains speed on the way down, but not nearly as quickly as when it comes out of a gun.