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Stray bullet flies into East Greenbush home

EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y.--An East Greenbush family is fearing for their lives, after a stray bullet goes straight through the window of their house over the weekend.

The family believes the bullet came from a house behind theirs, just across the woods that separate the two. Luckily, they weren't home at the time.

Charges may not be pressed, because technically no one broke the law. The bullet was shot from more than 500 feet away, which is deemed a safe distance.

"The bullet still struck my house, even though it's 600 feet away," says Martin Dollard, the home ownder. "It's only a matter of time before it happens again."

Dollard says when he found wood shavings on their kitchen table, the reality of what had happened set in. A stray bullet had gone through the window, hit this cabinet, and their television on the wall. The bullet was later found in the kitchen sink.

"I want them to stop shooting, the shooting needs to be done," says Robin Dollard. "How can it be safe if they hit my house?"

As the law stands now, a gun can be shot, even in a residential area, as long as the person lives on the property, and is shooting 500 feet away from another home.

The Dollards, whose home is about 600 feet from where they believe the shots are coming from, are demanding the law be changed and charges pressed.

"This is reckless endangerment," says Dollard. "They lost track of a bullet they shot from a gun, and it hit here. Charges should be filed."

"Yes, somebody could press charges, something could happen, but if they're still going to continue to shoot down there, it's not fixed, it's not fixed for me," adds Robin Dollard.

Police believe the three individuals responsible for the bullet were doing target practice in their backyard.

The Dollards say what frightens them the most is where the bullet came through the window, is where their youngest son sits and colors every day.

They say the damage to their home is minimal compared to the potential damage another bullet could cause.

"They've been allowed to do it for years, and they're probably going to be able to keep doing it, unless someone steps in and changes it."

The Dollards are hoping something can be done in the way of not just charges, but preventing shots from being fired so close to their home.

They say if nothing happens, they will plan to move, out of fear of what could happen next.