You can split hairs here all day and night. The fact was this idiot was shooting a 45 ACP pistol in the air. In mid town Manhatten [sic] chances are pretty good that a few rounds will find their way into the surrounding apartment building.
No argument - also no issue. That the activity was not merely reckless disregard for life, but also criminal, is not in question. The media misrepresentation to whip the public into a frenzy over the event is.