A neighborhood on Happiness Street in Fort Pierce, Florida turned into a warzone this month, and nobody will face a felony for it. Deputies say two 25-year-olds, Tiffany Rose Lindo and Jacob Robert Mills, spent Saturday night drinking alcohol while firing a shotgun, rifle, and handguns into the ground in a residential neighborhood. A neighbor described hearing a "barrage" of gunfire, including rounds from an AR-15 and a shotgun, from about 300 feet away. He didn't know which direction the bullets were headed. His 5-year-old son stays with him every other week, and he says the thought that a stray round could come through the wall and hit his child still haunts him.

Under current Florida law, both charges Lindo and Mills face, discharging a firearm in a residential area and using a firearm while impaired, are only misdemeanors. The maximum penalty either of them could see is one year in county jail. Both have already bonded out, and once the case is resolved, they get their guns back.

Firing multiple weapons while drunk, in a neighborhood full of homes and children, is not a minor lapse in judgment. It is reckless endangerment that could have ended in a child's death. Florida lawmakers have the power to close this gap by reclassifying reckless, alcohol-fueled discharge of a firearm in a residential area as a felony offense, with penalties that reflect the real danger to families living nearby.

No one should have to wonder if tonight is the night a stray bullet finds their kid. Sign the petition to demand Florida felony penalties for drunken gunfire in residential neighborhoods, before a warning shot becomes a tragedy.