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4yr-old's Celebratory Gunfire Death Has Arizona Police Ready for 4th of July
20 June 2007
Arizona Republic
If you're tempted to fire a gun into the air this Fourth of July, you'll pay for it.
That's the message from Mayor Phil Gordon, who joined law enforcement and other leaders Wednesday to urge residents against firing guns.
"What goes up, comes down and kills individuals like 14-year-old Shannon Smith," said Gordon. "Random gunfire is a crime, a felony. Police will be out."
On June 14, 1999 a bullet fell from the sky and killed Otis and Lory Smith's daughter Shannon,... (GunPolicy.org)