Jul 2nd, 2018
While we celebrate the Fourth of July, bullets should not be falling from the sky. The Mobile Police Department urges citizens to refrain from celebratory gunfire –the shooting of a firearm into the air in celebration. Celebratory gunfire is a danger to property and human life.
Bullets that are fired into the air can travel great distances and when they land can cause significant amounts of property damage to vehicles, homes and countless other items. Along with property damage, stray bullets can randomly hit a person and cause bodily injury or death.
Citizens are encouraged to call the Mobile Police Department at 251-208-7211 if they observe someone firing a gun into the air. Individuals arrested for a stray bullet that strikes someone’s property or injures another person could be charged with a felony.
MOBILE POLICE DEPARTMENT