From The OK Corral to Twin Peaks

     What happened in Waco? Well, the reports are coming in now. Of course, everyone has a spin, but some consistencies are emerging. Apparently SOME bikers had guns. (This is my surprised face.) The cops had guns too. (Another surprised face.) SOMEone got into an argument over a motorcycle. (Imagine that!) Bikers are allergic to bullets and cops are allergic to bikers. See where this is going, folks? 

     One thing that seems to be rock solid is some guy called "Chain" got shot dead between the eyes by a Bandido. That was . . . special. One witness claimed a majority of bikers went immediately spread eagle on the ground whereupon the police began picking them off one by one as the juke box played "Nearer My God To Thee." Scratch and sniff this, folks, tell me what you smell.

     Let's do some numbers. Reportedly up to seventy Cossacks riding, uninvited to Twin Peaks, followed by about one hundred Bandidos. That's a lot of carbon monoxide, folks. There was a little debate about parking. You think? The police were THERE! I'm going to revert to one of my earlier articles. At least one hundred and seventy bikers, different philosophies, meeting in a "breastraunt" drinking beer. Let me think, could this be VOLATILE? After "Chain" bit the dust a melee followed, and we may never know the whole truth of it, but apparently no police got hurt. 

     Turf wars are not uncommon for bikers. They live in a violent world where safe ground is highly prized. While most are law abiding if you believe they all are have I got a bridge for YOU! Still, you can't judge all by the actions of a few. I will agree with Chris X. To have a situation such as the one in Waco explode and having no police is unthinkable. As brutal as it sounds the gunfight was a natural outgrowth of a lifestyle, both biker and police. This is NOT an open carry issue! People have a right to defend themselves, even bikers and yes, policemen. 

     As we weigh the evidence I am drawn back to the liberal rants about the second amendment, and all the Wild, Wild West, and yes, that moldy old OK Corral. Did you know there was a coroner's inquest after that incident? Did you know the Earps and Doc Holliday sat in jail waiting for the results of that inquest? Did you know the Clanton's story was alarmingly similar to what we hear coming out of Waco? Jus Sayin.