* A Pasco County high school student posted a request for “a guy who could kill someone” on his Instagram account. “No joke, I need him eliminated as soon as possible.” He later said it was, indeed, a joke. Sheriff Chris Nocco wasn’t amused. “It doesn’t matter what the intent was,” he stressed. “When you do it and post it on social media, the crime is committed.”
* A 21-year old male walked into a Springfield, Mo., Walmart wearing body armor and carrying a loaded weapon. He was, he explained, merely testing his right to bear arms.