Arizona's "Shannon law" makes it illegal to fire guns into the air on the 4th of July.

Good, because you are a fucking idiot that should not own a gun if you do stupid shit like that.

Is this directed to me? If so..I don't own one. But I have friends who do.

That law has been in place for years.. It stops absolutely nobody..

Every 4th you still hear more gunfire than you could ever count or respond to.. Cops never come, and if they do you say it was fireworks..

Unless you leave your shells on your driveway or your neighbor who hates you is videotaping, or by chance you do end up killing someone, no one gets arrested..

Shoot into the ground instead then. Still get your bang for a buck. These lawmakers are fucking retards.

The truth right here!

Or your bullet goes through someone's head on as it descends back to earth.

The real story:

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According to statistics obtained from the Phoenix Police, reports of random gunfire have risen slightly since Shannon's law became effective last July. In the first four months since the law's passage, gunshot reports averaged 595 per month, a 3.4% increase over last year. The new law was intended to prevent such crimes.

You folks in the news media should not ignore this.

In an effort to stop criminal acts of so-called "celebratory" gunfire, legislators passed Shannon's law, the third statute outlawing such activity. It provides a misdemeanor (minor) offense, which can be bargained down from a felony (major offense), solely at prosecutors' discretion -- new plea-bargaining power they won in last-minute legislation. The two pre-existing crimes are both strict felonies.

(The main characteristic of a felony is its jail term of a year or more. County Prosecutor Romley proudly claimed Shannon's trials are yielding sentences averaging three months. Not a reporter blinked. Even the "too lenient" statute that Shannon's replaced carried four months imprisonment.)

Police made several highly publicized arrests in the law's first months, widely reported as proof of effectiveness. However, the fact that more than 500 gunshot complaints are still made monthly (or more than 1,900 if you use Phil's figures), adds credibility to critics who claimed a third, lower-class crime was a government smokescreen, and that enforcement is what any solution would need. As the police numbers indicate, there is hopelessly little enforcement of any of these laws, and people are left unprotected.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Phoenix police expert said that until Mayor Rimsza insists that Police Chief Hurtt takes action, residents in the beleaguered neighborhoods will have to endure the ongoing mortally dangerous activity. Another statute on the books simply doesn't matter.

One result of all the attention is recognition that the problem is overwhelmingly confined to a few neighborhoods. The idea that these neighborhoods are expendable, a charge frequently made by neighborhood activists, has been denied by officials.

Not tested yet are other aspects of Shannon's, such as its self-defense protection for shooting during an animal attack within city limits. Legislators this session will consider expanding that common-sense protection statewide.

So you see, news like this is available. Just not from the news media.

Alan Korwin is the author of six books about gun laws, including The Arizona Gun Owner's Guide. He posts gun-law updates and can be reached at gunlaws.com.

.. may the 4th be with you

What goes up must come down.

Shared thoughts.

As Above So Below..

just say you were hunting birds.

But the birds I choose to hunt, or should say hunt me,are Hummer's.

then shoot chemtrails!

Lol..no need. The local stay cat's jump and capture at will. Pisses me off though. The little creature's are Messengers. Makes me wonder what I missed. :)

Its already been a law, its called negligent discharge. I will say its one thing to do with birdshot in a shotgun, but anything besides that is crazy. Even a 22lr can go a mile or two.

What goes up must come down

Shots in the air have landed in crowds and gone into somebodies head

Somebody always ruins it

They are having news stories like this all over the country, warnings to not go shooting the city up in celebration.

Third world country stuff.

At night with a 357 snub nosed revolver.