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Take me out to the Ballgame!
BY GREG WALTERS

Last Friday night Mecee and I thought it would be a good night to see how well the Kansas City Royals are doing this year. I am a fan of the game. Mecee is a "Super Fan" of the game.

So we decided, the hell with what the weather guessers are saying about rain . . . "Let's go take in the game". 

At 7:10 on the dot the skies opened up and drenched the field with about half an hour of rain. 

The game finally go under way at 8:30. the picture above is the back side of the storm that dumped all the water on Royals Stadium. The unusual view of the "back side of the storm", illuminated by the the setting sun from the west, as you can see, was  amazing.

Photo of a line of cars entering Colman Park in Raytown, Missouri on June 9th.
Over one hundred shots were fired into the air. the quick reaction of neighbors immediately calling the police is credited with the park being emptied of curfew violators. Thankfully, there were not any injuries from the rapid fire shot from
moving vehicles as the drove through the park.

BY PAUL LIVIUS

Surrounding Community Leaders take a strong stand against Celebratory Gunfire

Firing a gun into the air has always been illegal in Kansas City. But under Blair’s Law the indiscriminate firing of a weapon into the air is now illegal in ALL cities in Missouri.

The law is named after a Blair Shanahan Lane, who died instantly when a bullet fired nearly a mile away struck her spinal cord and instantly killed her. She was waiting in line to get her sparkler lit to celebrate the Fourth of July at a gathering of friends.

Another celebratory gunfire event has been reported of a Kansas City Police officer who was struck by a bullet as he left City Hall. The shooter was eventually discovered. He had fired his handgun into the air to celebrate a football game win by the Kansas City Chiefs. The Police Department credits a tree that altered the trajectory and slow down the bullet as it fell back to Earth.

Mayor Quinton Lucas On Wednesday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson highlighted the consequences of firing guns into the air and urged safety in firing a weapon and disregarding where the bullet will go.

“Don’t shoot your gun, don’t shoot them into the air,” said Mayor Lucas. “You will be investigated, you will be charged, and you will be prosecuted.”

A reporter from KCTV 5 

Under Blair’s Law the following penalties apply to recklessly firing a weapon into the air:

FIRST OFFENSE:(misdemeanor) Up to one year in jail or a $2,000 fine.

SECOND OFFENSE: (felony) Up to four years in jail.

According to Jackson Prosecutor, Melesa Johnson, 23 people have been arrested in Jackson County under Blair’s Law. She asked all the metropolitan community help in keeping our communities safe.

If you see or hear what may be the firing of a gun into the air call the police at 911.