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From today's news (AKA: as I see it)

Man attacks girlfriend with alligator

A Florida man who hit his girlfriend with a 3-foot long alligator and threw beer bottles at her during an argument, has been charged with battery and possession of an alligator.

The alligator, which David Havenner, 41, had been keeping in his bathtub, was turned over to Florida wildlife officials.

Nancy Monico, 39, told investigators that Havenner beat her with his fists, then grabbed the alligator and swung it at her as she tried to escape, sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.

My comments:

This story makes me wonder. Alligators and beer bottles can be lethal weapons, so...

Are people in legal possession of alligators required to attend alligator safety classes and have a police background check before they can get one?

Is there an NAA (National Alligator Association)?

I read another account of this story that said both the man and woman had been drinking, maybe a bit too much. It didn't report if the alligator was "loaded" at the time.

Will Florida now pass an assault alligator law?

If the women had been struck by one of the bottles, critically injured or died, could her family have sued the bottle manufacturers for product flaws?

Do people in Florida have bumper stickers that read "When alligators are outlawed, only outlaws will have alligators"?

Is a case of bottled beer an assault weapon?

Is Florida in competition for California's "weird news" title?