Another gun-totin' elected official
16th Nov 2006, 18:44 GMT
Now if we could just get them to take aim at taxes and spending. State Sen. Tim Burchett says he caught a group of youngsters during a break-in Wednesday, held them at gunpoint and fed them chocolate-chip cookies until Knox County sheriff's deputies arrived. Burchett said the youths had knocked the lock off a warehouse on Amherst Road where he keeps old motorcycles and parts and gone inside when he "snuck up" through nearby woods to the building about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. More here. Here's the story this week on another elected official getting the drop on a bad guy. From blogger Rob Huddleston: It seems that we may have a new reality show brewing in Knoxville, one where we measure the caliber of our elected officials. And this from Linda: Saying he is sick and tired of crime and of being a victim of crime, Burchett was armed yesterday and nabbed four young people at his warehouse on Amherst after they had allegedly broken into his warehouse. From SayUncle: That’s Southern hospitality, offering your food at gun point.