08-27-2011, 11:02 PM
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So Fucking Banned
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Originally Posted by J. Falcon
 Thats funny. |
And it might not actually even be that far from the truth:
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Shooting an automatic weapon into the sky to signal an occasion one welcomes is a popular practice in much of the world, as the footage of Libyan anti-Gaddafi forces seizing the main square of the capital city has demonstrated.
But it is a potentially fatal activity, which regularly results in the deaths of bystanders.
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A US study found that 118 people were treated for random "falling-bullet injuries" at one Los Angeles medical centre between 1985 and 1992, resulting in the deaths of 38.
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As a result, a number of US states including California, Texas, Arizona and Ohio outlaw firing a gun into the air. In Minnesota, it is specifically forbidden in cemeteries.
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More... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14616491 |
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