Wild West Land Blog

Wish I’d spotted this South Carolina political ‘rally’ earlier, it certainly raised the profile of Dean Allen and his ambitions for office. An AK-47 is an alternative sweepstakes prize to the kind of tombola raffles I buy into:

When I posted back in March about my move to New Zealand I said that Big Ben pies were:

a reassuring sign that the cowboy is a global icon recognised wherever you are

What I didn’t realise some 8 months ago, stepping off that plane at Auckland airport, was that instead of opting for the City of Sails I should have set up home down in Cowboy Paradise in Hokitika in the South island!

Who’d have thought that all the way down here I’d be able to dress up and shoot real bullets and real guns just like a gunslinger from the Old West!

Whether you’re travelling around the South Island of New Zealand catching in the beauty of the mountains, planning a corporate team building excursion or a professional marksman/markswoman, Cowboy Paradise welcomes you.

You don’t get much of a chance to shoot the pistols and rifles of the Old Wild West in South London, that’s for sure. I’m heading to grabaseat.con.nz as you read this…

Tennessee is about to relax the state’s gun laws and allow registered owners to carry their weapons in more places including bars and restaurants.

A step back to the wild west days? It sounds like it:

Nashville restaurateur Randy Rayburn is anything but cool about the idea of his customers having guns… He has done what restaurant owners are permitted to do - placed a sign in his window, saying “no guns allowed”.

God bless America! Well, god bless Ken Pagano for trying to spark debate about that ever sensitive issue of gun control now Obama’s in the White House.

He certainly seems to have made global news headlines for holding an ‘open carry’ church event. Beats those fund raising bake offs for generating publicity.

Ever had one of those days when nothing goes right? No one lets you out at a junction when you’re trying to turn right… It starts to pour down with rain on the one day you forget to pack a coat or umbrella… They’ve run out of your favourite flavour of Ben and Jerrys ice cream at the store…

Keith Walendowski must have been having a really bad day trying to get one simple task ticked off the ‘to do’ list: 1). Mow lawn.

A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would not start.

It being a slow summer news day, the keen reporter added insult to injury by getting an expert opinion:

A local retailer said that Mr Walendowski might now have difficulty getting his lawn mower repaired. “Anything not factory recommended would void the warranty,” said Dick Wagner, of Wagner’s Garden Mart in Milwaukee.