Pa.: Doorman found not guilty in bar shooting: "Dane Brooks, 41, of Homewood was charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of John Allen, 22. Police said that Mr. Brooks shot Mr. Allen after he was denied access to the Mac Can Do bar on Brushton Avenue. But defense attorney Donald N. Turner told the jury that it was Mr. Allen who brought the gun to the bar that morning -- and that he had previously been banned from the club because he had a weapon. When Mr. Brooks told Mr. Allen he couldn't enter, Mr. Turner told the jury, Mr. Allen pulled out his gun. Mr. Brooks grabbed for it, and it went off. He argued self-defense in testifying on his own behalf on Thursday."


FL: Husband, wife cleared in birthday party shooting: "A husband and wife have been cleared of criminal charges in the wounding of a man at a Seminole Heights birthday party. It took jurors about three hours late Thursday to acquit Tyrone Anthony Jackson of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the shooting of Miezan Etti. Jackson admitted shooting Etti but claimed he was acting in self-defense, saying he was only returning fire. Etti was shot once with a .45-caliber pistol that was retrieved from the Jacksons' sport utility vehicle. He spent a month in hospital and required surgery to restore the use of his legs. Police found numerous .40-caliber rounds, both live and spent, at the scene but only the single .45-caliber shell."


KY: Woman fatally shoots husband in self defense: "A Montgomery woman shot her husband in an apparent act of self-defense Monday afternoon, according to police officials. Witnesses said Debbie Shouse, 52, and her husband, 47-year-old Tony Shouse, were arguing when they heard a gun shot. EMS took Tony Shouse to St. Joseph's hospital in Mt. Sterling where he was pronounced dead. Family members say the couple had a rocky 22-year relationship littered with abuse and restraining orders. Montgomery County Sheriff Fred Shortridge said the case will go to a grand jury, adding that evidence at the scene supports Debbie's self defense claim."


MI: Marysville changes firearms ordinance: "A Marysville ordinance banning firearms from parks has gone against state law for more than 20 years. However, that ordinance has been amended since city officials were educated about Michigan’s open-carry law by two men flexing their rights at Marysville Days in June. The ordinance previously barred any person from carrying firearms … within any public park without special permission. … The City Council voted Monday to remove the word ‘firearms’ from the ordinance … City Manager Jack Schumacher said the city attorney reviewed the municipality’s ordinances after it was found that the two men — Rob Harris and Scott Webb — had the right to carry holstered firearms in the city park.”