{"id":6419,"date":"2016-06-22T21:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T04:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2016-06-22T21:00:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T04:00:57","slug":"gunshots-or-fireworks-a-residents-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6419","title":{"rendered":"Gunshots or Fireworks? A Residents\u2019 Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"070811_1913~01\"<\/a> 070811_1913~01[\/caption]\nBeing a neighbor to Aurora, Stapleton is no stranger to the sound of gunshots. And recently, the issue has become worse with some shots being fired within Stapleton itself. Others have reported fireworks being shot out of moving vehicles headed through Stapleton. Sure, it\u2019s better than gunshots, but I believe residents would prefer to have neither if given the choice. \u201cI don\u2019t like thinking that if I am just doing yard work at my house there\u2019s a chance I could get hit with a stray bullet,\u201d said resident Randy Vardaman. \u201cOr the fact that lots of kids play in the yards and alleys. We could really do without random gun fire.\u201d Resident Shannon Lembeck is disappointed in the increase of gunfire as well. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty discouraging,\u201d said Lembeck. \u201cGrowing up, I always pictured myself raising kids in a \u2018gunshot free zone.\u2019\u201d\n\nWith the Fourth of July coming up, there will be several legal fireworks displays as well as some small illegal displays<\/a> and several random, rogue fireworks being shot. The difficult thing for Stapletonians becomes questioning, \u201cwas that a firework or a gunshot?\u201d The Stapletonion asked pyrotechnics expert and gun enthusiast Tom Graham to give guidance to Stapletonians during this next three week stretch where residents could be hearing a lot of both. \u201cThe small local type fireworks such as bottle rockets and black cats have a sharp \u2018BANG!\u2019 noise,\u201d said Graham. \u201cA typical gunshot will have the blast, and then a small sonic boom after the shot as the bullet is traveling at supersonic speeds. So, for small fireworks and gunshots, there is a fairly distinct difference.\u201d\nGraham says it can get a little more confusing when you start hearing the large, display-style fireworks. \u201cThat gets a little trickier,\u201d said Graham. \u201cThey will sound very similar, as there will be an echo from the large fireworks emulating the sonic boom from a gunshot. However, if you see a bright firework in the air, it was a firework, not a gunshot.\u201d The Stapletonion offers this simple rhyme to help with the confusion: \u201cBang with light is our delight, bang with echo kills a fellow.\u201d Ah, screw it, lets just hope it\u2019s not gunshots. Have a great Fourth everyone!]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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