Some years ago i was walking around in the neighbour hood and i heard some gunshots. I called the police and turned and walked the opposite way. Then about a week later i walked in that same area and i discovered a bathtub with 3 bullet holes in them.
Had the shooter turned around at any point and aimed his gun at something else, i might not have been here today.
I was within 1 (american) mile and so in the shooting range for a gun, since a normal gun can travel 1-2 miles (if it doesn`t hit anything).
There has also been some shooting even closer to where i live. There is a bus station right behind my block where police found some pellets (empty bullets?/empty cartage?empty shells?) don`t know what you call them in english?
Guns are not toys.