“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Celebrate, politely.
That makes at least four times in the past year that a Hillsborough or Pinellas County resident has been hit by a falling bullet in the name of celebration. That would include two bullets in a head or face, one in a wrist and one in a back since Jan. 1, 2012.
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I suppose you could argue that harsher laws are in order, but I’m not sure how much impact that would have.
“It would probably be a deterrent to some people,” said Bruce Bartlett, chief assistant state attorney for the Pinellas-Pasco district. “But the kind of people shooting guns on New Year’s probably aren’t smart enough to figure that out.”
