Authorities across the Houston area are warning people to not use firearms when celebrating the New Year.
Last New Year’s Eve, Houston police said they received nearly 400 calls relating to celebratory gunshots."We’re going to have plain clothes officers, and we’re going to have uniform officers out on patrol for that," said HPD Chief Troy Finner.
"Every New Year’s Eve we think about it," said Godfrey Eta, a neighbor and President of Laurel Oaks neighborhood’s HOA. "It’s a serious danger, as you know that crime is still unsolved. So someone is out there that fired a gun that killed someone, and we don’t know who that person is." "I’m sure no one thinks it’s going to happen to them until the day that it does," said Martinez. "It struck me kind of like a sledgehammer."Martinez had surgery to remove the bullet from his head. The Texas lawmaker hopes to eventually pass legislation to strengthen laws against celebratory gunshots.
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