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SBPD: $2,500 citations for those who fire a gun into the air to celebrate the New Year

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South Bend Police are reminding residents that firing a gun into the air to celebrate the New Year could end with damage, injury, or death, and a $2,500 fine for the person who fired the gun.

They say the rule with celebratory gunfire is “what goes up must come down.”

A reminder, on the topic of celebrating the New Year, legal fireworks can be shot off tonight, but until 1 a.m.

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2 comments

🇺🇲 Adam January 2, 2024 at 1:51 am

Not one person was arrested or fined for discharging firearms in the city limits. It’s a law that’s never enforced.

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Keith January 2, 2024 at 6:13 am

Anyone who fires a gun in to the air, should not be allowed to own a gun.
I’m pro gun, but anyone who would do this is a reckless moron.

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