After walking together with his wife to their home, the couple were confronted by armed suspects who later fired shots into the air.
The incident happened on Saturday, January 6 at 21:10 when a couple made their way home after visiting his brother in law.
While walking home, the couple were confronted by two armed suspects.
As the couple was about to close the gate, the suspects then fired two shots into the air before leaving the scene.
Where do bullets go when guns are fired straight up into the air? Information taken from the website – How Stuff Works.
The saying goes; “what goes up must come down” is an appropriate starting point. If you fire a gun into the air, the bullet will travel up to a mile high (depending on the angle of the shot and the power of the gun).
Once it reaches its apogee, the bullet will fall. Air resistance limits its speed, but bullets are designed to be fairly aerodynamic, so the speed is still quite lethal if the bullet happens to hit someone. In rural areas, the chance of hitting someone is remote because the number of people is low.
In crowded cities, however, the probability rises dramatically, and people get killed quite often by stray bullets. Most major cities have laws in place to try to keep people from shooting guns into the air in celebration.
Local Government Notice of Emalahleni Municipality.
The Municipal Manager hereby publishes, in terms of section 13 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, 2000 [Act No. 32 of 2000] read with section 162 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 1996 [Act No. 108 of 1996] the Public Amenities By-Laws that come into operation on the date of publication thereof.
Nuisances; no person in or at a public amenity may perform or permit the firing of firearms, airguns, air pistols, fireworks or the use of slingshots or catapults without the municipality’s written consent.
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