Friendly fire

For those either fulminating or sighing at allegations of people being shot at with air rifles near MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, I'm tempted to repeat a legend oft circulated in BBC News. It's the tale of a bored senior figure who enlivened dull days in his Television Centre eyrie with target practice aimed at security staff below patrolling the main gate.  His theory was that they'd never feel it through those greatcoats.  Now, as to whether it's true or not...