I can identify. I live in a mostly Black heavily Dem part of S Atlanta in John Lewis District. I heard a lot of both fireworks and gunfire last night, the first time I’ve heard gunfire since the previous New Year, and the New Year before that as I’ve now spent over 3 years in this same neighborhood.
I often wonder where all those bullets go on New Year’s eve. Does everyone buy and use blanks?
I live in a very civilized mostly white neighborhood in the middle of the country and there were guns going off for 30 minutes last night.
What goes up, must come down.
Sometimes even the real Amish do it.
It’s a big problem in New Orleans where falling bullets have killed people.
In fact, we are so civilized that although we’re a 3 hour drive from Ferguson, no one rioted. We’re so civilized that in an outpouring of joy at the Royals winning the World Series a year ago, 750,000 people took to the street and no arrests were made, no damage done, no cars turned over. The only thing that the cops had to do was help lost children.
It may have come from across the border. They’ve had problems there of gang gun fights where bullets end up on our side of the border.
“Does everyone buy and use blanks?”
Yes. I’m sure all the residents in your area are concerned for their neighbors and buy Federal New Years Eve Blanks. I think you can get them at Walmart.