IS IT THE GUN... OR THE JERK ON THE TRIGGER

-- "A Houston attorney has filed a lawsuit against a local Jack-in-the-Box claiming the restaurant was negligent for not keeping customers safe following a situation involving Alonniea Fantasia Ford, an employee who shot at a drive-thru customer in March 2021. The shooting reportedly followed an argument regarding missing curly fries from a $12.99 combo meal." --

MEANWHILE BACK IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL

-- "The Washington, D.C. homicide toll has exceeded 200 before October for the first time in a quarter-century, angering local leaders and creating anxiety for the nation's capital residents. A majority of homicides in the city, as has been the case in years prior, were attacks involving Black Americans living in the most impoverished neighborhoods of the city." --