[OKSooner]

"Very true statement. I remember during my NRA training, I was able to shoot and hit the target fairly accurately. But during one session, the instructor fired shots in the air (without me knowing he was going to do that)..."

Please don't take offense because none is intended, but... Say WHAT??

I hope you're mistaken about this and that your NRA training instructor was firing shots into the ground somewhere.

Firing a handgun or rifle into the air is a BIG BIG safety violation. That bullet's gotta come down somewhere, maybe a mile away...

(Please don't do this at home...)

[Bulwyf]

Bullets fired straight up aren’t a concern. They’ll go up, they’ll come down at terminal velocity. It’s the one at an angle launched like artillery that can be an issue.

[Blue Turtle]

I should have been a little more careful in my wording. It was at the targets but the way he was shooting seemed like gun fire was coming from everywhere.