#stray bullets

Stray Bullets #10

Stray Bullets #2 by David Lapham.

This was great but I do severely disagree with Xena and Gabrielle being queerbaiting... And to be honest, also Bury Your Gays too to some degree.

And wow. 33 of the 150 died from a stray bullet. That is seriously upsetting.

The Science Of Why Firing Your Gun Up Into The Air Can Be Lethal

“Although celebratory gunfire continues to be an unnecessary cause of injury and death in the United States and across the world, there are a number of positive aspects to focus on. A CDC report in 2004 noted that celebratory gunfire in Puerto Rico killed 2 and injured 25 on an annual basis; since 2012, campaigns to reduce that number have successfully eliminated New Years deaths from stray bullets. Raising awareness works.

Firing a gun into the air creates a potential hazard for anyone within a two mile radius of the person firing the gun, and the danger will not subside until a full two minutes have passed since the final gunshot. Although there are no recorded incidents of the person firing the gun also getting hit by their own stray bullet, it remains a frightening possibility, but not the reason it's against the law. As is often the case, your individual freedom to celebrate ends when it infringes on the lives and safety of innocent bystanders.”

Would you fire a gun into the air in celebration if you knew that, when the bullet came down, it could kill somebody? Most people who fire guns up into the air never think about this, and yet, with the 4th of July approaching, it’s vitally important to raise awareness of what’s ultimately responsible for 4.6% of all deaths and injuries from stray bullets.

The Rules: list 10 different characters from 10 different fandoms and then tag people

I was tagged by @gorogues! Not done in order of preference, but here we go...

Abbie Douglas - Unwell podcast - everyone’s favourite nonbinary extremely pragmatic vegetarian doctoral student.

Hartley Rathaway - The Flash, DC TV - oh, you know him.

Bart Curlish - Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency - the holistic assassin. Oh, Bart, I’m so sorry. None of it was fair.

Murderbot - from The Murderbot Diaries - “Yes, talk to Murderbot about its feelings. The idea was so painful I dropped to 97 percent efficiency.”

Coot Jenkins, the Prospector - Deadlands RPG and fictional setting - to go so far and come so close...

Darla Dudley - Shazam! movie - oh my goodness she’s such a ray of light! 😍

Nate and Sophie and Hardison and Elliot and Parker - Leverage - yes this is too many and I don’t care.

Virginia Applejack - the Stray Bullets comics - I will just be over here being quietly stunned at how horribly effectively this entire story is told and wishing it went different.

Wendy Watson - The Middleman TV series - who among us has not been a struggling artist working a temp job and thrust into a world of goofy science heroics.

Julian Slink - Blood Drive - Master of Ceremonies, God of the Stage!