Michael The custom seems to originate from the time of the Wild West, where people would, out of exuberance, during festive occasions... Thetranslation to English is: "Firing gunshots into the air However, this is now prohibited, at least in California, because the fired bullets come back down and have already caused injuries and fatalities.
In a The translation toEnglish is: "Episode of the TV show 'Mythbusters' The two laboratory technicians demonstrated, however, that vertically falling bullets do not pose a danger due to their low falling speed. Because of air resistance, the projectile only reaches a Endgeschwindigkeit The translation to English is: "of 320 km/h, which is usually not enough to penetrate the skin of potential impact victims. For comparison: A 9mm caliber revolver bullet travels at about 1,100 km/h, which is more than three times as fast out of the barrel.
Unfortunately, many overzealous individuals do not fire exactly vertically into the air, but deviate up to 45 degrees, which gives the bullet a horizontal component that can still have a deadly effect over some distance. To catch these reckless cowboys, the city of Redwood City in Silicon Valley has implemented a system since last year called Shot Spotter" isalready in English. It refers to a technology or system used todetect and locate gunfire or gunshots in an area using acousticsensors. The system is installed to detect gunshots citywide and determine the exact location of the firing using a sophisticated process. So if someone fires a gun into the air in Redwood City, the police will be on the scene within minutes, ready with handcuffs.