I knew it was common in Latin American countries, but never realized it was actually done, much less allowed in our country. That would scare the crap right out of me. I really am speechless.
Yes, I used to go to a New Year's Eve party at some friends' house every year in Missouri City just outside of Houston. This was a nice, family-oriented party and we all enjoyed it.
But immigrants started moving into the neighborhood and we would hear gunfire going off around midnight. It got to where the kids couldn't stand outside to watch the firewroks anymore. My friends moved out of that neighborhood about five years ago because the immigrants took over and the crime rate skyrocketed.
When I hear celebratory gunfire going off for various things in Iraq, it reminds me of the Latin neighborhoods in Houston.
Because that's where I heard it first. Sickening, isn't it?