[jwparkerjr]

Thank heavens The One has stopped the import of those M1’s from South Korea. Can you imagine the carnage if this gun-crazy homeowner had had access to to one of them instead of his “assault type” weapon? Whew, that was a close call. </sarc>

On a more serious note, it's never ever a good idea to shoot into the air, especially in a populated area. In fact, it's never a good idea to fire your weapon at all unless you intend to kill the target.

[OneWingedShark]

>On a more serious note, it’s never ever a good idea to shoot into the air, especially in a populated area.

The posted portion of the story says that he fired into the ground.