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thunder wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:00:20 -0500, I am Tosk wrote:

In article ,
says...
Or did I not pay
enough for my gun? Or maybe some bullet fell through a roof somewhere
and we're off and running again (that's a really bizarre story). Or?
Yeah, the mythbusters did a whole thing on it. They found it to be a
myth but admitted they had interviewed doctors in the middle east who
say they have cases of falling bullets killing people.

I have to wonder how a bullet falling so slow could come through a roof
(becoming distorted) and then enter a head so far as to not be seen
until an autopsy. I would believe a ricochet from inside, or a direct
shot during a disturbance more. Something fishy there in my mind...

A falling bullet is one thing, there's not much power there, but a bullet
shot at something less than 45 degrees, could easily kill someone quite a
distance away.

Uh...I would dispute the "finding" that a bullet falling towards the
earth after being fired "straight up" has "not much power." I have seen
a falling bullet hit the roof of a metal storage building and go right
on through.

I'm sure there are legitimate reports of deaths and serious injuries
resulting from bullets fired into the air.