My wife worked for the San Diego Sheriff's Office while we were in San Diego. The law enforcement folks on patrol will park their vehicle under concrete overpasses at midnight to avoid falling bullets.
People in southeastern Idaho don't waste ammo like that. The city/county permits lighting off "safe" fireworks on New Year's Eve. No need for stupid, dangerous behavior.
He moved to La Jolla and started using tracers...see post #14 (c8
Yep, that's the smart move. Every year it seems, at least one person in Los Angeles takes a hit from a "stray" round that's been fired into the air at New Year's Eve midnight.