jag2 ,
Your thoughts of your shooting squirrels up in tree's(which you posted as your fav. shot) in a residential area with any kind of .22 let alone on the ground is just plain irresponsible.
You go further to say when shooting at squirrels up in the pecan tree's, if you miss the bullet will PROBABLY hit limbs or leaves on the way up or down and not have enough velocity or power to hurt anyone...
...and you expect people here to accept that your neighbors know what you're doing and have no problem with that.
Apparently you live in an area surrounded by people which are very ignorant when it comes to what can happen when someone is irresponsibly firing a weapon. Especially in a populated area.
Figured I would get somebody riled up and don't expect I could change anyones mind. And I am truly sorry your house was hit. All of my neighbors know what I do and if they asked me to stop I would...
Your admitted irresponsible actions should rile up every responsible gun owner. You make it hard for safe pro-gun folks and easy for the anti's that use actions such as yours, especially after someones been shot to try and label us all.... And don't worry, you won't change my mind.
Your actions are absurd. You are playing Russian Roulette every time you shoot your CCI .22 shorts in your neighborhood, especially up in the air and you say you don't expect to chance anyone's mind?
...try convincing the cop when he/she comes out to take the report on the kid you hit with your .22. And if I were you, I'd be praying the kids/parents attorneys never reads your posts on here.
Too, your neighbors shouldn't have to ask you to act responsible with your firearms. They aren't responsible for them, you are. Along with every round fired from them. Including the ones which could ricochet off your limbs/leaves or just plain miss everything, travel to the other side of the development and hit someone.
Too, is it even legal to fire a gun where you live? Are you in the city limits?
As I type this, I really can't believe I feel the necessity to do so...but if it makes you stop and think and changes YOUR actions, maybe some poor innocent person won't get hurt.