THE SMOKING GUNS OF KANSAS CITY

Sadly, Summertime is when shootings ring out in this cowtown.

Here's an unfortunate link that just went down this afternoon:

1 Shot To Death At 20th, Kensington

And maybe a bit of reaction:

KC Metro sees a boom in concealed-carry applications

In other words, the violence is escalating and this cowtown starts to, once again, resemble the wild west during the warmer months.