Because sometimes, when the fireworks are exploding in the sky, all those pretty colors, and the family is together again, we just don’t have the chance anymore with everyone’s schedule, and your stomach is full with the heady mix of barbecue and Beast, the spirit just takes over, “God Bless America” gently between your ears, and the next thing your know you’ve grabbed dad’s rifle from the garage and squeezed off a festive, harmless round into the night sky.
And then it drops down and hits someone a mile away.
Such was the case last night in Akron, where someone drove a love of country way beyond the bounds of common sense. According to Newsnet5, the police were fetched downtown to a bar on reports of a shot man. When they showed up the South Main Street, the victim had a minor wound.
This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2012.
Yosemite Sam shot a guy?