Talk:Celebratory gunfire

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[edit] Etymology

Who coined this phrase, and when? It's odd that the only example of its use is not one from Lebanon but from Albania. JackofOz 03:23, 4 February 2006 (UTC) (btw, thanks to StuRat for making me aware of this expression)

As I said in the creation edit summary, I found evidence for this name in a newspaper article. Google has been very unhelpful in trying to establish the etymology. If there is a better name for the phenomenon, by all means it should be moved. Have you heard of any other names for firing guns into the air as a form of celebration? JFW | T@lk 05:45, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Not at all. Until I was made aware of this term, it never occurred to me there even was a term other than "shooting guns into the air". I'll check with Michael Quinion, he knows everything about the origin of expressions, but he's going away for 6 weeks so we may have to wait a while. JackofOz 11:47, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

An NPOV and encyclopaedic term like "celebratory gunfire" seems in order. The "Lebanese unload" term seems like some kind of N. American neologism, which might merit mention, but certainly isn't the best way to describe the act. I guess I'll be WP:Bold. Cheers, Tewfik^Talk 05:12, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed Merge

One article covers an incidental aspect of the other and should not be merged in my opinion (would be like merging Sesame Street with Television program). --Username132 (talk) 18:15, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

That's not really a good example, since Sesame Street and Television program are both suitable topics for encyclopedia articles in their own right. As you noted, space bullet trauma, as described, is merely an incidental consequence of celebratory gunfire. It's not necessarily a big enough topic to merit its own article, and might be better handled by inclusion in this one. Since there haven't been any other responses, I'm going to go ahead and try a merge.--Srleffler 07:13, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] You get three years, not one, in prison for firing a gun into the air in California

Someone noted that you can get one year in prison for negligently shooting a firearm in California. That's not true. You can get up to 3 years. The penal code statute states you can get one year in county jail "or state prison". California Penal Code section 18 tells you what "or state prison" means. It means you can get either 16 months, 2 years, or 3 years. You can also get probation. But, just reading the statute regarding negligently firing a weapon, one can think that you may only get one year. You essentially have to read every statute in context with every other statute.