Pissed Off Thugs SHOOT at a White family over Something Common Among Most Southerners This country has never been more divided, and race has gone from being an uncomfortable issue to being a dangerous one. Its not only just considered offensive to wave a Confederate flag anymore, it can now cost you your life! Recently, man in South Carolina was beaten bloody by a group of thugs just for carrying the flag. On Saturday, a family was driving with a Confederate flag on their SUV when they were shot at over their southern pride. WSOC News Reports: A Gastonia family has removed aConfederate flag from their truck after they said someone fired half a dozen gunshots at them this weekend. The shooting happened Saturday night and bullets narrowly missed a passengers head. The father of two, who did not want to be identified, took it down and told Lemon its not worth flying anymore. One bullet went through the drivers side door and into the seat just below his fiance. Another hit the frame of the windshield inches from his head. I could have been shot, Ford said. There were other family members home, but nobody was close to where the bullet went in. The apartment complex is right behind Fords house with American flags on the front porch. Its crazy because you could have lost lives over a flag, Ford said. She showed Channel 9 how the bullet went into her window over the bed where she lay and lodged into wall across the room. Its is just a piece of fabric. If you want to wear it thats your right, Ford said. The case now goes to a detective to find the person responsible for the shooting as the couple in the car and the family in this home. Read more articles at Political Lindsey 