GA: Atlanta mayor, others call for gun bill veto : "Three weeks after it slipped through the Legislature, a bill to permit licensed owners to carry concealed firearms in parks, on public transportation and in booze-serving restaurants has resulted in a delayed storm of protest urging Gov. Sonny Perdue to veto the measure.MARTA bus drivers already have 1,000 signatures on a petition demanding bulletproof shields . The Georgia Restaurant Association, wondering how waiters and waitresses are to keep patrons from both drinking and packing, is prepared to go to court.And on Thursday, led by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, a group of two dozen political, business and community leaders warned of increased violence and citizens-turned-enforcers ."


ND: Decision to be made on firearm policies: "In Sunday's Student Senate meeting Jae Baker, president of a new student organization aimed at empowering women and their second amendment right, Females for Firearms, made a statement in response to UND's gun control policies, including the current issue of the forbiddance of weapons in on-campus apartments. A decision for the policy will be made later this week."`The function of the club right now is to educate people on all different aspects of firearms, which include what type they are and what they are used for,' she said. `Some people don't even know the difference between shotguns and protection pieces.'"


AZ: Homeowner pursues suspected thief, shoots him: "Police are sorting out a shooting that took place early Friday in northwest Phoenix, resulting in the wounding of a suspected auto burglar and the closing of 43rd Avenue south of Bell Road. The injured man, who suffered wounds that were not life-threatening, was shot by an irate homeowner who told officers he gave chase and fired after somebody tried to break into his vehicle, police said.There were no immediate arrests as investigators gathered evidence and tried to determine whether the shooter, under the facts of the case, was justified in using deadly force, said Detective Stacie Derge, a Phoenix police spokeswoman. .. The homeowner told police that his car alarm sounded and he stepped outside to see what was happening. He said somebody tried to break into his car and he saw a man walking away from the vehicle. The suspected auto burglar stepped into a pickup truck and drove away, while the homeowner got into his vehicle, a Pontiac, and gave chase, following the man through surrounding neighborhoods.Eventually, police said, they ended up on 43rd Avenue south of Bell Road, where the homeowner fired several rounds into the pickup truck, wounding the driver at least twice."



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AZ homeowner arrested after suspected thief chased, shot: "A northwest Phoenix homeowner was arrested Friday and accused of shooting an auto-burglary suspect during a car chase. Investigators concluded that the force used by Terrell Andy Moore, 28, was not reasonable under the circumstances of the case to justify a claim of self-defense, police said. Further, he fired multiple rounds in an area containing businesses and apartments and it was fortunate that nobody else was struck, said Detective Stacie Derge, a Phoenix police spokeswoman. Moore was booked into a Maricopa County jail on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of unlawfully discharging a firearm. The shooting victim, Jason Rhymes-Taylor, 29, was released from a hospital after being treated for gunshot wounds but was not taken into custody. Investigators did not find sufficient evidence to charge him with a crime, Derge said."


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"Police on Monday released a recording of the 911 call made by a woman whose husband they say shot to death an intruder last week in the couple's central Mesa home. The woman, who called 911 from a closet, tells the operator she knows the intruders and that they "want to kill my husband." Six gunshots can be heard on the recording, though it's unclear who was shooting. Eric Jameson, 38, died at the scene after the break-in on April 16 at about 2:18 a.m. in the couple's home in 4800 block of East Princess, police said. Police said a married couple was sleeping when they heard someone breaking into their home through a bedroom window. A third person also was in the home at the time. The male homeowner confronted Jameson and they struggled. During the fight, the homeowner got his hands on Jameson's handgun and shot him, police said. Jameson was pronounced dead at the scene by the Mesa Fire Department. Police believe the incident was drug-related but did not elaborate. Police on Monday identified a second man they took into custody after finding him outside of the Mesa home the night of the shooting. Micky Lynn Stoner, 42, was arrested for a warrant on misconduct involving weapons for an unrelated incident. No arrests have been made in the shooting incident" [Story from 18th here]