Texas woman apparently killed by celebratory New Year’s gunfire

NY Post ^ | 01/01/2019 | Amanda Woods

[NELSON111]

I am 100% sure fireworks ARE banned inside the city limits of Houston. I know - I live here.

So - you have your wish - and again - people are not obeying the law. Stop trying to legislate people's fun away.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Fireworks should be banned from sale everywhere since they have no use other than produce loud noises that most neighbors find annoying and send many pets into conniptions........."

And a lot of people feel the same way about guns. Do you agree with them?? FAR better to have designated areas where such is allowed and can be done safely. Kind of hard to tell a person who lives in the country on an acre or more of land that they can't set off fireworks on their own property.

[Hot Tabasco]

I am 100% sure fireworks ARE banned inside the city limits of Houston. I know - I live here. So - you have your wish - and again - people are not obeying the law. Stop trying to legislate people's fun away.

Me? If you live there then it's your own laws that are taking your fun away....Change them!......LOL!

[Jack Black]

And... there is a Wikipedia Page on Celebratory Gunfire ... whoda thunk it?

[NELSON111]

I'm responding to your post that they should be banned everywhere and that your reason in this case is they would be able to find out where the gunfire was coming from. My point was very simple: They are ALREADY banned and thus your suggestion should be easy to follow - but people already didn't obey the law - in either case (popping them in the city limits or shooting weapons up in the air in the city limits).

And NO - my own laws don't "take my fun away" - I can go to a family member's house or friend's house in the country if we want to do that. Because - in the country your concerns are moot.

[Hot Tabasco]

And a lot of people feel the same way about guns. Do you agree with them??

Stop it with your silly nonsense, of course I don't......Sheesh!

There's a difference between my 2nd Amend right to own a firearm for protection of me and my family and my property and that to shoot fireworks off indiscriminately that have nothing to do with protecting my family and ultimately piss off the neighbors due to their usage.........

You're an idiot.......

[Texan5]

Only an idiot celebrates with gunfire in a city-there are people everywhere you might hit-I live in a rural area and some of my neighbors were firing pistols into the air right along with the fireworks-but my neighbors are acres away-no one gets hurt...

I grew up on a ranch in W Texas-some of my uncles and cousins used to fire guns into the air on New Years-along with other people on the road-it was common-I’ve never indulged in that myself-seems unsafe and wastes ammo, but it has always been common where I’m from-the custom did not cross the river with the mojados...

[righttackle44]

I’ve never known anyone who did “celebratory gunfire” and I’ve known gun owners and lived with guns my whole life?

Do you live in Arizona or Texas? If not, come on out at New Year's. Bring your Kevlar helmet when you do.

[Hot Tabasco]

I can go to a family member's house or friend's house in the country if we want to do that. Because - in the country your concerns are moot.

Do whatever the hell you want out where you live. Your living in the country is moot considering the location of where this story occurred..a highly populated neighborhood.......Nice try

[Steve Van Doorn]

"Fireworks should be banned from sale everywhere since they have no use"

My brain hurts reading that statement about a woman that was shot weapon

[Texan5]

I live in the country for a couple of reasons-I grew up in the country and I hate cities-and in the country nannies do not run around demanding their neighbors stop doing something they don’t like-everybody minds their own damn business, unlike in cities-shunning, etc can happen...

[Capt. Tom]

Whatever happened to running up and down the street banging on a metal pot with a wooden spoon?

And opening up the front door to let in the New Year, and opening up the backdoor to let out the old year. -Tom

[Hot Tabasco]

My brain hurts reading that statement about a woman that was shot weapon

Mine too.....How many such celebratory deaths do you hear about on Easter?

WXYZ's Dave Rexroth might have some personal insight into the indiscriminate use of celebratory fireworks......check him out.

[Mariner]

For those who simply must fire their weapons in celebration...

FIRE STRAIGHT UP!!

Because you don’t want to murder a stranger.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Right out of college I used to live in a bad area of Los Angeles. New Year’s was filled with shotgun and rifle blasts into the air, despite all the public warnings about how dangerous this was.

[rawcatslyentist]

Diversity celebrating with the deadly weapons that Americans won’t.

[BipolarBob]

Booze and bullets are never a good combo.

Oh yeah? Hold muh beer and watch this.

/sarc

[Rockingham]

In Florida, such gunfire is primarily among Puerto Ricans and Mexicans, less so with Cubans. Notably, since Cubans tend to be conservative and to vote Republican, while Puerto Ricans and Mexicans are liberal and vote Democrat, we can say that the problem of dangerous and illegal celebratory gunfire is primarily a matter of irresponsible liberal Democrats — which of course is the root cause of so many of the ills of American life.

[Wonder Warthog]

"There's a difference between my 2nd Amend right to own a firearm for protection of me and my family and my property and that to shoot fireworks off indiscriminately that have nothing to do with protecting my family and ultimately piss off the neighbors due to their usage........."

In both cases, it is ultimately about freedom and the right to use ones OWN property as they choose. You've just got a hard on about fireworks and want them banned. So do the people who want guns banned.

So it hurts your little doggie's ears ONE OR TWO DAYS A YEAR. That is hardly an unconscionable hardship for either the dog OR you.

There's an idiot involved here, all right...but it ain't me....

[Rastus]

It started here around 11:30 and ended about 12:30. Then someone let off the last of their supply at about 4:30. On Christmas Eve, neighbors in that direction were awakened at 4:30 by loud music. People complained on NextDoor and the response was, “We Latinos take our celebrating very seriously.”