South Carolina man disarms would-be robber: "Bill Kaufmann, owner of The Sod Farm, was in bed like any other evening, when he heard a knock on his front door the evening of Jan. 25. "They were waiting on us to shut our lights off," Kaufman said. Thinking it was his foreman, Ronnie Thompson, Kaufmann opened the door, only to find a man holding a knife and threatening to kill him. Kaufmann, who used to train police officers, managed to get the knife away from the suspect, and get to his shotgun that he kept in his bedroom. "I could tell by the way he was holding the knife that he had never done this kind of thing before," Kaufmann said. When the suspect saw the gun, he ran out of the house, just about the same time that three others suspects had broken a door down to get into the trailer Kaufmann uses for the Sod Farm's office. "They had to know where we kept the petty cash, because they went right for that drawer, but we had happened to move it, so they didn't get cash, just deposit slips," Kaufmann said.... Kaufmann, who said that he could have shot the suspect, but didn't, said that people in the area need to know what is happening so they can protect themselves as well."


Detroit robber killed: "A man was shot eight times and killed Monday night as he tried to rob a home on Detroit's east side, police said.Police said two men were trying to break into a home on the 5200 block of Kensington Avenue when the homeowner inside grabbed his pistol and fired. One of the home invaders was killed and the other fled in a newer-model white Chevrolet Impala. The homeowner's mother was sleeping in the house at the time and was not harmed. The homeowner is not expected to face charges."


Water pistols now wrong in Britain: "Armed officers stormed a village following reports of a firearms incident - only to discover children playing with a water pistol. Gloucestershire Police received a call from a member of public who reported seeing three youths with a firearm in Churchdown, near Gloucester. However, when they arrived on the scene it became evident that the "gun" was a water pistol. Police said one 17-year-old boy from the village "apologised for his actions" and was advised by officers in relation to his future conduct. A second 17-year-old boy, also from the village, was spoken to in relation to the incident, which took place on Wednesday afternoon."