Hurricane Irma: Sheriff says don't shoot at storm, despite what's on Facebook

You shouldn't have to say it, but the Pasco County Sheriff's Office had to remind people not to shoot their guns into the hurricane.

Someone posted a Facebook event saying that the organizer of the event was going to shoot at Hurricane Irma, the Miami Herald reported.

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Ryon Edwards told the BBC he posted the event out of stress and boredom and to lighten the mood.

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But while Edwards was trying to “lighten the mood,” officials and gun control advocates had to remind those who may have taken the post seriously,that it would be dangerous to shoot into the storm.

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