Also, in most states an offensive touching will suffice. But also, in most states, if the contact is committed recklessly , or with gross negligence, this will also suffice. The ball strikes V, a passerby.
Simple battery is generally a misdemeanor.
However, most states have one or more additional, aggravated, forms of battery, some of which are felonies. The bullet misses. D is guilty of the attempted-battery form of assault. The common-law crime of mayhem is committed whenever D intentionally maims or permanently disables his victim. Thus mayhem is a battery causing great bodily harm .