[B4Ranch]

"so even if you miss the bird you are shooting at, there's still a pretty good chance you'll still kill someone or something before the bullet lands."

Hunters do not use rifles to shoot flying birds just because of your worries. Safe shooting includes knowing what the backstand of your target is.

[Armedanddangerous]

They need to get a few Walther and Feinwerbau 177 cal air rifles and some determined neighborhood kids and get to work.
Put them in the second floor windows of homes and buildings and tell them to fire at will.

Pretty soon they will have to have endloaders to pick up all the dead flying rats.