why not to shoot a gun in the air on new year's eve

"And, other writers on the subject (there have been quite a few) say that tests on cadavers show that skin is punctured and underlying organs messed up (my words, not theirs) at bullet velocities that exceed 180 feet per second. And, since falling bullets typically strike people in the head or shoulders, this appears to me to be a very dangerous practice. " nfttu.blogspot.com

I thought this was appropriate since we would be camping out over the holiday. . .during hunting season.