Once again, many thanks to the folks were paying attention.
The 'point of aim' never crossed any body parts, cameras I was acceptible to the loss there-of, or rodents. No animals were hurt in the process of photography (and in fact, no animals were in jeopardy during the filming of two said pictures).
The brick wall previously stated was at a 30 degree angle to point of aim and thus provided significant coverage against ricochet upon spontanious dischrage.
-Colin
PS Two legs good, four legs tastey.
PPS 'Signifcant' in my opninion, means an aproximate 30 dgrees off fo the brick wall 3.5 feet away, through the digital camera, through the carpet, through the padding, off of the concrete foundation, through the padding again, through the carpet again, another 30 degrees up and off of the glass window (or through the window into the metal side of the staircase - yes, I know it's a crappy view,) another 40 degrees or so off of the roof (concrete floor for the second floor), downwards through FOUR layers of 3/8" thick of drywall (yes, I checked) at a 30-40 degree angle and an unmentionable number of 2x4s -- that the fragmentation would be dispersed significantly enough to be safe.
PPPS The term 'safe' in the last post, post script is a complete opinion.
PPPPS ... ?
PPPPPS The left hand should also control ~, `, Tab, Caps Lock, Left Shift, Left Window Key, Left Menu Key, Left Alt Key, Left Control Ley, potentially the Space Bar, and Function Keys 1 through 6, plus any unmonitored surfing controls.