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1) Where did you live in the US? I'm in a medium-ish sized metroplex (whatever that means) of about a million people, and I never hear live fire. 2) Why would

by ci5er 9y ago

1) Where did you live in the US? I'm in a medium-ish sized metroplex (whatever that means) of about a million people, and I never hear live fire. 2) Why would you worry about a (remote) gun-shot that you heard? By the time you hear it, you will be already shot-or-not. If not - why worry?

yorwba 9y ago
> By the time you hear it, you will be already shot-or-not. If not - why worry? If you're not shot now, you could still be shot later. So trying to assess the situation to find out whether more shots will be fired seems like a good idea.
stoolpigeon 9y ago
I have lived in a number of places - Phoenix, AZ, Chicago, IL, Orlando, FL are probably the spots I spent the most time. When I lived in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, the city installed a system that could track gunfire and pinpoint the location for police. I can say I've heard gunfire in every city I've mentioned and called it in to police in those places more than once. I don't even know where to begin with 2. I was fishing with a friend on the Verde river in AZ. We were just below the Horseshoe dam. We were fishing for catfish at night. Someone a little further down river (couldn't see them through the bushes and such) started firing off guns. We immediately packed up and left. They were probably partying and shooting up into the air. The idea that if you hear gunfire you should just ignore it unless you've been hit - well I have to believe you are just trolling.
- ci5er 9y ago
  No - not trolling. Probably just naive. I've been near the edge of war-zones. Once or twice, in them. But apparently I've missed out on the urban American experience.
megaman22 9y ago
It'd be ridiculous to call in every gunshot I heard... 1.) November just ended, and so deer hunting season. There's still black powder season ongoing, plus rabbit, coyote, and game bird seasons. 2.) There's a rifle range two miles away. Then there's a Sig Sauer training facility to the other side. It's pretty common to hear automatic weapons fire.

by ci5er 9y ago

yorwba 9y ago

> By the time you hear it, you will be already shot-or-not. If not - why worry? If you're not shot now, you could still be shot later. So trying to assess the situation to find out whether more shots will be fired seems like a good idea.

stoolpigeon 9y ago

I have lived in a number of places - Phoenix, AZ, Chicago, IL, Orlando, FL are probably the spots I spent the most time. When I lived in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, the city installed a system that could track gunfire and pinpoint the location for police. I can say I've heard gunfire in every city I've mentioned and called it in to police in those places more than once. I don't even know where to begin with 2. I was fishing with a friend on the Verde river in AZ. We were just below the Horseshoe dam. We were fishing for catfish at night. Someone a little further down river (couldn't see them through the bushes and such) started firing off guns. We immediately packed up and left. They were probably partying and shooting up into the air. The idea that if you hear gunfire you should just ignore it unless you've been hit - well I have to believe you are just trolling.

ci5er 9y ago
No - not trolling. Probably just naive. I've been near the edge of war-zones. Once or twice, in them. But apparently I've missed out on the urban American experience.

megaman22 9y ago

It'd be ridiculous to call in every gunshot I heard... 1.) November just ended, and so deer hunting season. There's still black powder season ongoing, plus rabbit, coyote, and game bird seasons. 2.) There's a rifle range two miles away. Then there's a Sig Sauer training facility to the other side. It's pretty common to hear automatic weapons fire.