you spoke of ricohet (sp ?) anyway you could be in an orange spotlight and have no control as to where that bullet wil go !no matter what your story says YOU still missed the point BE ABSOLUTELY SURE OF YOUR TARGET BEFORE YOU RAISE YOUR GUN yes everybody makes mistakes and I am glad you didn't make a bigger mistake
I also took hunter safety many years ago but they did teach be sure of your target in fact that was drilled into my head long before I ever took hunter safety