Yeah okay I looked this up and in fact they're usually *not* blanks (because blanks aren't any cheaper than live rounds and are in fact sometimes more expensive, needing more of an explosive charge to cycle the action -- the propellant in a round costs more than the lead bullet)
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Apparently a senior cleric in Lebanon tried to issue a fatwa in 2005 against "celebratory firing" to little availhttps://loweringthebar.net/2005/06/muslim_cleric_b.html …
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I'm pretty sure even blanks can kill you as they fall back down. Which does happen when people are doing this sometimes.
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...Nothing comes out of a blank except hot gas, so I don't think this is true I think you're confusing this with the fact that firing blanks can still be deadly at close range (hot gas can be deadly before it dissipates)
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People are stupid so those most likely aren't blanks.
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How in God's name could anyone see this & fear bringing in Syrian refugees? This is the most American thing I've ever seen
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The fun thing about the video is you can tell not everyone likes this tradition and a lot of the people without guns are desperately trying to protect their ears
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When I was a kid I saw a commercial for some kind of Mexican food where a bunch of stereotypical guys in sombreros were dancing and firing into the air, celebrating how good the food was. At the end one points up and yells "All the bullets!" and they run as the bullets come down.
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This happens all the time during Easter and Ramadan. Sadly, every year there is a death here or there when a child in a balcony rushes to hear the commission and gets hit with a stray
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What happens when gravity kicks in tho?
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