Pa.: Robber thwarted but manager hurt: "Pittsburgh police said the incident started about 8 p.m. Saturday when a man bought a package of crackers at the station and left. He returned a short while later to buy another package of crackers. When the clerk opened the register, the man tried to grab the money, police said. The clerk told police she slammed the register door shut and the man ran to his vehicle empty-handed. Police said Wetzel heard the clerk screaming about the robbery attempt and ran to the station's parking lot, yelling at the driver to stop. A customer and another employee gave chase. One witness said the would-be robber locked his door and rolled up his car window as Wetzel approached. The witness said Wetzel put a gun to the driver's side window. The robber drove his car, a 1999 Ford Taurus, into Wetzel, and the manager fell on the hood before rolling to the ground and being caught underneath as the car went through the lot, police said. Wetzel was dragged and run over by at least one wheel, police said. A witness followed Pekular's car, getting the license number before returning to the station and telling police. Police said they traced the license number and vehicle description to Pekular, and a surveillance camera at the station showed the would-be robber matched Pekular's description. Police said the car was parked outside Pekular's residence and he had the ignition key. Pekular, who is being held in the Allegheny County Jail on $200,000 bond, faces a Dec. 8 court hearing. According to court records, Pekular pleaded guilty to robbery in 1996 and 1997, receiving probation in each case. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to theft and again received probation. He served jail time for a theft charge in 1996."


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Tennessee Court Rules against Restaurant Carry Law on shallow grounds: "Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman of the Chancery Court for Davidson County, Tennessee ruled last week that Tennessee’s restaurant carry law is unconstitutionally vague because of a perceived ambiguity over the state’s definition of restaurants. This law gave right-to-carry permit holders the chance to defend themselves from criminal attack while in a restaurant. “This ruling is a setback for Tennessee’s law-abiding concealed carry permit holders,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA chief lobbyist. “We strongly urge Attorney General Robert Cooper to defend the Tennessee statute and appeal this unwise ruling.” HB 962, Tennessee’s Restaurant Carry legislation, passed both the House and Senate with broad bipartisan support, but Governor Phil Bredesen vetoed the bill on May 28, disappointing more than 200,000 right-to-carry permit holders in the state. While an override of the veto only needed a simple majority vote to pass, it cleared both chambers with overwhelming, bi-partisan support."


Ohio Joins in Defending Second Amendment Rights in United States Supreme Court Case: "Based on his longstanding support for Second Amendment rights, Attorney General Richard Cordray announced today that his office has co-sponsored an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, arguing that these rights should be protected from undue restrictions imposed by state and local governments. The Supreme Court is examining this issue in the case of McDonald v. Chicago, based upon the court's landmark ruling last year in District of Columbia v. Heller. That ruling recognized that, with respect to the federal government, the Second Amendment affords individuals the right to keep and bear arms. "We are proud to defend the Second Amendment rights of Ohioans in this important Supreme Court case. We are joining with other state attorneys general in arguing that the court should hold that the people's constitutional right to keep and bear arms is fundamental and cannot be denied by state and local governments," Cordray said. Attorney General Cordray co-sponsored the amicus brief along with the attorneys general of Texas, Georgia and Arkansas, while 33 other states also signed the brief."