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In Kansas City, hope for a Super Bowl victory comes with fear of celebratory gunfire Robert A. Cronkleton, The Kansas City Star © Jill Toyoshiba/TNS Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes heads for the locker room to be examined after taking a hit to the head in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns Jan. 17 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Mahomes did not return to the game. Should the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, officials worry about celebratory gunfire in the Kansas City area. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While many in the Kansas City area will be c...

Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3 1.) Please don’t fire your guns – it’s illegal in the city limits. During the celebration of last year’s Chiefs win, Kansas City police fielded more than 160 emergency calls between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. about gunfire. It’s a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail. Sgt. Jake Becchina said people need to be reminded of the physics of gunfire. “That bullet comes back down as fast as it leaves the barrel of the gun and you will damage property – roofs, cars – and will hurt and/or injure people if it strikes them,” he said.