...of the city of Lady Lake's purchase of a couple dozen semi-automatic AK 47-type assault rifles a couple years ago. I think they got one for every patrol officer. Believe it or not, a federal grant helped them buy these expensive weapons.

When asked why he needed assault weapons with a range of 1,000 yards, the Lady Lake police chief answered, "There are a lot of veterans living over in The Villages and most of them are armed. We want to be able to out-gun 'em in any sort of standoff that might occur."

Yikes! School kids are one thing, but well-trained and well-armed old guys having senior moments is an altogether different problem!