Perry pardons gun dealer Tommy Bean Wire and staff reports HOUSTON (AP) - A former Vidor gun dealer was pardoned Friday by Texas Gov. Rick Perry of a felony conviction in Mexico in a case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court. Thomas Lamar "Tommy" Bean's appeal lost at the high court as he was trying to regain his rights after he was convicted in Mexico for having a box of ammunition that was left in his vehicle when he drove across the border. Bean and two of his employees were detained March 14, 1998 at the Mexico Customs checkpoint...