Like when people fire their guns into the air, what happens to them? Do they go up into low orbit, do they burn up, do they land somewhere else?
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Consider this: a .50 BMG (The ammo used in a Barret) has a maximum range under ideal conditions of 5280 yards. Space is a *fuck* of a lot higher than that, so orbital flight (let alone burnup speeds) is straight up impossible.
As far as danger goes, nothing fired straight up is going to be anywhere as dangerous on the way down, although if its a rifle bullet with at actual point to it it’ll fall a lot faster than a handgun bullet, and a heavier round (again, .50 BMg territory) could cause some serious injury or even kill someone when they hit (I’ve been hit twice by falling 7.62x45mm bullets; it wasn’t fun).
When it gets dangerous is when the gun is fired at an angle, because they keep their spin and stay fairly stable. A 9mm bullet can travel anywhere from two and a half to three *miles* if it’s fired into the air at a 45 degree angle.
This is why warning shots are illegal in all 50 US states, no matter where you aim them.
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