Replying to a message of VERN HUMPHREY to ROGER NELSON:

 VH>>> And where is that shot fired in the air going to come down?

 RN>> A warning shot doesn't have to be fired into the air.  It may be
 RN>> fired into ground, but the travel of a .45 isn't very far.  Now on a
 RN>> crowded street or neighborhood, that would make a difference.  The
 RN>> main thing is to be sure if warning shot is fired, one does not
 RN>> forget that police slogan.

 VH> Go ahead and do it when some thug seems to be threatening you -- let
 VH> us know how it turns out. :-)

Didn't you have an, um, 'issue' with some thug in Virginia a while back?

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