Georgia: Robber gets surprise when pharmacist opens fire: "It was a robbery with a big surprise for the robber. A gunman walked into a CVS drugstore expecting to hold up the place. What he didn't expect was to find a pharmacist who had a gun and was not afraid to use it. The shooting happened just after midnight at the CVS on Walton Way and 15th Street. Investigators say this isn't the first time CVS has been robbed, but this time was different. A pharmacist fired at the suspect, protecting himself and the store. The surveillance pictures tell the story. In a matter of seconds a masked robber wearing black enters this CVS Pharmacy and starts demanding money. Clenching a pistol, the robber gives the cashier a bag to fill and then heads towards the back. "The suspect then asked about the register in the pharmacy and began heading back to the pharmacy," says Richmond County Sheriff's Sergeant Ken Rogers. But Investigators say the overnight pharmacist, Michael Swindle, heard the commotion, grabbed his gun and made his way out into the store. "The pharmacist overheard the conversation and realized the store was being robbed and he then grabbed his own 9mm weapon from his bag as he stated and confronted the suspect in one of the aisles," says Sgt. Rogers. "When he confronted the suspect the suspect raised his weapon at the pharmacist at which time the pharmacist fired at least three shots at the suspect which caused him to then flee the scene," says Sgt. Rogers. The robber runs out of the store and Swindle follows after him, still carrying his gun. No one was hit or injured but Investigators say the gunfire was perfectly legal."


Colorado Homeowner Fends off Alleged Armed Burglar With Gun Shot: "A suspected burglar is under arrest Saturday morning after police say the homeowner took security into their own hands. Colorado Springs police say they were called to 3295 West Woodmen Road on a report that a person armed with a knife had just broken into the caller's home. The caller told police they had used their gun to fire a shot at the armed suspect and the suspect had run away. Police and K-9 units found the suspect in the woods with non-life threatening wound to his lower leg. He was transported to Memorial Hospital and arrested after he was released. The suspect, Ricky Hatcher, was booked into the Criminal Justice Center for Felony Menacing. Police say the homeowner and Hatcher may have known each other. Police say the homeowner is not facing charges pending further review by the District Attorneys office".


OR: Lawmakers back closing of handgun records: “A bill to limit public release of information about concealed handgun permit holders is headed for a vote in the Oregon House. The measure endorsed Wednesday by a House committee was sought by Oregon sheriffs who want to prevent newspapers and others from getting lists of people with concealed handgun permits. The sheriffs and gun rights groups say that releasing the information would jeopardize permit holders’ personal security. Open government advocates have argued that the concealed handgun permits have always been an open record and that there’s no compelling reason to make them off limits to the public.”


TN: Senate OKs bill to allow guns where alcohol served : “People with handgun carry permits would be able to bring their weapons into Tennessee establishments that serve alcohol under a proposal that passed the Senate on Thursday despite oppositon from those who called the proposal unsafe. The measure sponsored by Sen. Doug Jackson, a Dickson Democrat, was approved 26-7. However, it doesn’t contain two amendments that were included in the companion bill that passed the House earlier this month. One provision would create a curfew for handguns being carried between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and the other would ban handguns at any establishment that enforces age restrictions. However, the Senate bill allows establishment owners to post signs prohibiting handguns, and it also maintains current rules that prohibit alcohol consumption by anyone carrying a firearm. The two chambers must now work out their differences before the legislation heads to the governor for his consideration.”