There are people here at FR who brag about the number of dogs that they’ve killed. Dogs plural, because everyone knows you have to turn in your badass card if you haven’t shot at least a couple or three dogs in your time, better if you’ve lost count. A merciful end is for sissies.
That depends on the aesthetic effect you want, and the input you're interested in putting into it both money and effort.
All of these are viable choices, so what do you want? if it's low maintenance you're after don't rule out a hardscape with various size stones and stuff composed for an aesthetic presentation instead of just... rocks... :) Keep the leaves and debris cleaned out of it and voila! Nice, low-maintenance landscape. Maybe stick in a couple of evergreens and a specimen plant in a pot for the growing season. Costs a bit at first but buy once, cry once.
Not charged with brandishing or something to that effect? In some states it’s called just plain old assault to pull a gun on someone just because you feel like it.
Vance maybe but the rest of it is distraction and nothing more.
Pity about Kristi. Her best employment opportunities are now, uh, elsewhere than elected office but something that would leverage her presence as a well-known person.