Kentucky burglar shot: "A Louisville man has been charged with burglary after being wounded by a homeowner earlier this week, police said. Paul E. Richardson, 33, of Little John Court, was charged with first-degree burglary, said Officer Phil Russell, spokesman for Louisville Metro Police. Richardson is accused of entering a building on a property off of Lena Lane in southeastern Jefferson County late Tuesday night. As Richardson attempted to leave the property, a couple who own the building tried to stop him until police arrived, Russell said. The man and woman were not identified by police. The woman tried to use a car to block the vehicle Richardson was driving, but he drove into the woman’s car, Russell said. At some point during the altercation, the man fired a shotgun and Richardson was wounded, Russell said. Richardson was taken to University Hospital for treatment. After he was released, Richardson was taken to Metro Corrections early this morning, according to Russell and jail records. The man and the woman had not been charged as of yesterday afternoon, Russell said. The Commonwealth Attorney’s office may review the case to make sure there will be no additional charges related to the incident, he said.


Texas: Clerk shoots, kills beer thief: "A Heights area store clerk shot and killed a man who allegedly ran out of his store with 18 beers Wednesday night. The shooting happened at a Conoco in the 600 block of Studewood at White Oak. The clerk said the man went into the store around 11:45 p.m. and walked out with a 12-pack and a six-pack of beer. The store clerk followed the suspect out to his car. The suspect allegedly reached for something, and that's when the clerk shot him once in the chest, fearing the man was reaching for a gun. Two witnesses tried to perform CPR on the suspect, but he died at the scene. Houston police haven't determined if the suspect had a weapon in his car. They will refer the case to a grand jury.


Defending the right to bear arms: ""I carry openly. I do this for political reasons -- the same reason I make it a point to sit in the smoking section at restaurants when I go out to eat by myself, even though I don't smoke. But that's another story. I carry openly, precisely because it invites comment (it shouldn't, but such is the sad state of our society). Some of the comments are good, a few are bad, and many more merely serve educational purposes."