When Pastor Ken Pagano tells his congregation “Piece be with you,” he means it. The Louisville, Ky., pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. New Bethel Church is welcoming “responsible handgun owners” to wear their firearms inside the church June 27, a Saturday. An ad says there will be a handgun raffle, patriotic music and information on gun safety. “We’re just going to celebrate the upcoming theme of the birth of our nation,” said Pagano. “And we’re not ashamed to say that there was a strong belief in God and firearms — without that this country wouldn’t be here.” The guns must be unloaded and private security will check visitors at the door, Pagano said.

— If you lose your driver’s license and run out of beer don’t think you can go get more beer on a riding lawn mower. That is if you are drunk. A Maine man has been charged with operating under the influence after he and a friend made a beer run on a riding lawn mower. Police say 51-year-old Danforth Ross of Vassalboro was charged May 29. Trooper Joe Chretien had been flagged down by several motorists warning of a wayward mower and made the arrest after Ross and his friend emerged from a variety store with two cases of beer. Ross’ driver’s license had been revoked, so the pair opted for the lawn mower. Ross couldn’t be reached for comment

— When teaching your child to drive, you better sit in the car with them. Police said a 17-year-old girl who was practicing how to drive broke her mother’s legs after stepping on the gas pedal instead of the brake. Sgt. Thomas Long said the mother was sitting on a fence when she was struck Saturday morning at a movie theater parking lot. The woman was taken to Baystate (Mass.) Medical Center for treatment. Authorities cited the girl’s 39-year-old father, for allowing an unlicensed driver to operate the vehicle.

— Robert and Catharine Pierce, of Boulder, Colo., have been accused by their landlord of being a nuisance by gardening wearing only thong underwear, plus pasties for Catharine Pierce. Neighbors complained to police about the Pierces’ scanty clothing. But police say the Pierces are not violating the law as long as their genitals are covered. But their landlord, Boulder Housing Partners, has sent the Pierces a letter saying they could face eviction if they don’t cover up. The Pierces say the threat of eviction amounts to discrimination. “We want our freedom,” said Robert Pierce, 58. Betsy Martens, executive director of the Boulder Housing Partners, which administers Boulder’s affordable housing program, told the Daily Camera newspaper that defining the word nuisance is difficult. Ultimately, if the Pierces continue their near-naked gardening, Boulder Housing Partners can choose to evict them. If the couple fought the eviction, the municipal court would be left to decide whether their behavior constitutes a nuisance.