True, but a bullet falling at terminal velocity may still kill: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-20/news/30540094_1_amish-girl-nickel-mines-accidental-s

True, but a bullet falling at terminal velocity may still kill: http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-20/news/30540094_1_amish-girl-nickel-mines-accidental-shooting http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-20/news/30540094_1_a... Edit: this particular bullet would have been on a ballistic trajectory and would have retained a significant amount of its original velocity.