On a related note, I have never seen a person trying to kill anyone. Rather I have seen movies about a bunch of things that are ostensibly people holding guns, that uncritically standing in the way of their shot paths as if the guns were toys might cause harm for a person choosing to stand in such a foolish place.
English is such a fun language sometimes! So many idioms.
You jest, but I remember reading a case about a guy who was convicted on 9 counts of attempted murder and managed to get it reduced to one on appeal by pointing out that he only fired one bullet toward a group of 9 people. (Nobody was actually hit.)
English is such a fun language sometimes! So many idioms.