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Bullets fly through Macon man's yard, almost hurts him and his grandson

He's hoping the county will push to change the local code to protect people in his neighborhood.

MACON, Ga. — Ron Powell says he still has bullet holes in his house from a year and a half ago.

He's collected bullets and even blow darts over the years. A few weeks ago he had another close call when his 16-year-old grandson was mowing the lawn.

"I did scream across the way and say, 'Hey you need to stop that or we'll call the police,' and it got worse," Powell said. 

He says he called 911, but when the deputies arrived, they opened up a case for vandalism.

Georgia state law says you can't use firearms within 50 yards of a road or on another person's property without their permission.

Powell says the woods behind his house are probably out of that limit.

"If someone is doing something and it's reckless -- use those terms reckless. Use the term reckless endangerment and if someone shoots someone call it manslaughter," Powell said. 

He says he's hoping the county will do something to strengthen the law so the sheriff's office can charge people with more than just "vandalism."

"We need to give law enforcement something that they can do something with," Powell said. 

Powell says he lost a family member years ago, after they were hit by a stray bullet.

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