Is there a surefire (no pun intended) way to tell the difference between fireworks and gunshots just by the sound?

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Is there a surefire (no pun intended) way to tell the difference between fireworks and gunshots just by the sound?

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Answer 1

Not without a lot of experience with both.

But as a rule of thumb, small arms fire (pistols and rifles) tend to have more of a “crack” to them while fire works have a lower pitch “whump” sound to them