Can a Falling Bullet Be Lethal at Terminal Velocity? Cardiac Injury Caused by a Celebratory Bullet -- Incorvaia et al. 83 (1): 283 -- The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi...
Jun 7, 2010
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"In Kuwait, after the end of the Gulf War, the Kuwaitis celebrated by firing weapons into the air—and 20 Kuwaitis died from falling bullets"
- bob
"In Los Angeles, between the years 1985 and 1992, doctors treated 118 people for random falling-bullet injuries at King/Drew Medical Center, and 38 of them died [2]. Practically all of the injuries were due to happy holiday weekend revelers"
- bob
"The bullet’s velocity required for skin penetration is between 148 and 197 feet per second.
A velocity of less than 200 feet per second, which is easily obtained by a celebratory gunfire, is capable of fracturing bone and even causing intracranial penetration [4]. Spent bullets have the capability of reaching up to 600 feet per second during their downfall, and thus they have the ability to inflict damage to multiple body cavities"
- bob
In Turkey, many people die every year because other people shoot in the air to celebrate things like soccer victories. It's almost a common thing.
- Can Mert Bozkurt
If you fire directly up, the bullet stops at the top of its arc and tumbles down harmlessly. If you fire with a ballistic trajectory its terminal velocity is much higher, and can be deadly.
- Gabe