But hey, it's just a local story. Memory hole. Some assembly required.
My long ago former employer, The KC Star, assigned two (2) bird dogs to alert us about this public menace. From Glenn E. Rice and Robert A. Cronkleton at the big glass house on McGee St.:
"Platte County sheriff’s deputies and Kansas City police rushed to the Parkville License Office about 11:25 a.m. after receiving reports of shots being fired by woman armed with a gun. Arriving officers took the woman into custody as she was getting into her car in the parking lot.
Patricia Zick, a witness, said the woman came into the licensing office and saw there was a large crowd — mothers with babies, the elderly with walkers and others waiting patiently.
The woman became very belligerent, using foul language, Zick said.
“Something was wrong, I don’t know what it is — drugs, mental or whatever — but she just insisted on getting taken care of immediately,” Zick said. “The president’s security was in danger, she said.”I'll take 'drugs, mental or whatever' as a "Yes."
The suspect has since been arrested.
"Platte County prosecutors have charged a Kansas City woman with making a terrorist threat and unlawful use of a weapon Tuesday after allegedly firing a handgun outside the DMV office in Platte County.
Vanessa D. Richey, 34, allegedly became angry because of the long line at the DMV office and was told by a license office employee that she would have to wait her turn in line.
Richey cursed at the office staff and said she was going to get a gun. She left the license office, pulled a handgun out of her bag, and fired a shot into the ground, Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said in a statement."Perhaps that DMV office could place a 'Gun-Free Zone' sign on the door?
Rice continues:
"A retired Kansas City police officer was at the back of the line when Richey entered, and he followed her outside into the parking lot. He then held Richey at gunpoint and ordered her to the ground. The retired officer and another man held Richey until police arrived.
Zahnd said if convicted, Richey could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison. She also faces a maximum of four years in prison if she convicted on the unlawful use of a weapon charge."There you go - gun control in action.
