How many fired off a round or more on New Years at the stroke of midnight?

dragoneggs · Jan 2, 2015

I figured it was safe to post this in the rural living thread.

Just curious if anyone has the same ritual as me?

jeff9366 · Jan 2, 2015

Like this?

Woman at Busch Gardens hit in leg by possible celebratory gunfire, police say | Tampa Bay Times

dragoneggs · Jan 2, 2015

jeff9366 said:
Like this?

Woman at Busch Gardens hit in leg by possible celebratory gunfire, police say | Tampa Bay Times

No... not like this. Sounds like idiots. Did I not post in the rural thread?

gwdixon · Jan 2, 2015

Well, I tend to evaluate my behavior like Mr. Spock did. Does it make sense?? Will it disturb or influence others (even pets)?

Then I proceed from there.

And, yes, I have an arsenal of guns.

jeff9366 · Jan 2, 2015

The greatest threats to the Second Amendment are irresponsible gun owners.

TripleR · Jan 2, 2015

While I've never done it, that use to be common in my area, one year a guy cut the power line in front of his house, but I don't remember anything else, I think many used shotguns. I don't celebrate New Year in any way, it's just another day to me.

ovrszd · Jan 2, 2015

Having traveled all over the World to some not so nice places, I've saw this ritual followed a lot. I'm not opposed to it in the proper environment. I don't participate. I also don't spend a lot of time worrying about the final destination of said bullet. I truly believe I have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than hit by a falling bullet. During the Fall hunting season there are a LOT of falling bullets around here......

ruffdog · Jan 2, 2015

No. I was busy kissing a woman.:cool2:

300UGUY · Jan 2, 2015

ruffdog said:
No. I was busy kissing a woman.:cool2:

You da MAN!!

I'm kinda cheap. Sending a round off into the air seems wasteful. The woman thing is much more fun.. If not, you have issues...

MacLawn · Jan 2, 2015

It was 3,567. But I was the one firing off this: zzzzzzzzzz.......zzzzzzzzzzzzz........zzzzzzzzzzz

Oh, and this mess about shooting into air - uh - no, please don't do that. While putting a new roof on a rental house garage we had in the city a few years ago, I found a 9mm bullet lodged straight down in a shingle. I kept the thing. Just missed the house by a bit, think if it had hit someone! Or a moving car windshield. Hey boys, don't do nary air shooting.