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Hortensis

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19. I've called 911 to report a shot or shots. Not holiday celebration type.

Reply to EndlessWire (Original post)

Sat Jan 1, 2022, 05:30 AM

Jan 2022

But I figure if I'm wondering if someone was just killed or about to be, it's worth reporting. Because of trees, we won't know if a cruiser swings by.

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Wow, I just heard a gunshot [View all] EndlessWire Jan 2022 OP

Gunshots Seem More Likely In America SoCalDavidS Jan 2022 #1

Me, too. Jesus Christ! A bunch of them. Right at 1045. Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #2

I was playing Halo a few years ago NickB79 Jan 2022 #3

Yeah, a popular deplorable ritual. roamer65 Jan 2022 #4

Just had a bunch here, too. N/t Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #5

Heard 2 shots in the distance, I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2022 #6

Yeah, I hear ya! n/t EndlessWire Jan 2022 #7

Here in Wisconsin, too. With my husband in the hospital, the kitties are already a little stressed. Ziggysmom Jan 2022 #16

Buddy just texted me it sounds like he's back in Baghdad DetroitLegalBeagle Jan 2022 #8

All my neighbours are shooting PXR-5 Jan 2022 #9

It's not even NYD yet on the West Coast EndlessWire Jan 2022 #10

Wow MustLoveBeagles Jan 2022 #11

Same in Indianoplace, hoping it's fireworks, at least it was earlier Captain Zero Jan 2022 #12

Yeah, I'm hearing gunshots now EndlessWire Jan 2022 #14

Nice To See 'Indianoplace' Still Employed, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2022 #24

When I was a kid, my dad would open murielm99 Jan 2022 #13

When I was a kid, we did that too, accompanied by the noise of beating on Backseat Driver Jan 2022 #18

Philly had that as a tradition since the 1700s IbogaProject Jan 2022 #15

LOs angeles used to have lots of gunshooting on new years Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #17

I've called 911 to report a shot or shots. Not holiday celebration type. Hortensis Jan 2022 #19

Any idiot who fires a gun into the air just to "celebrate" needs to have the book thrown at them. Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #20

I guess they think they gravity is just a theory or a hoax Walleye Jan 2022 #21

Hear a shot, drink a shot. panader0 Jan 2022 #22

I live in the country and love the sound of gunshots in the neighborhood. Groundhawg Jan 2022 #23

LOL! n/t EndlessWire Jan 2022 #25