CA: Robbers pick the wrong guy: "An Internal Revenue Service criminal investigations special agent shot and wounded one person during an apparent robbery attempt in San Francisco's Bayview District overnight, police and an IRS spokeswoman said. Dangerfield said two suspects approached the agent and attempted a robbery. At some point the agent fired a gun at the suspects, hitting one in the torso, Dangerfield said. The wounded suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive. Police detained a second person at the scene but Dangerfield said that person has not yet been arrested. IRS spokeswoman Special Agent Arlette Lee said the agent involved in the shooting was on duty at the time. Police had initially said the agent was off-duty."


VA: Sheriff supports using force against burglars: "Desperate times often call for desperate measures, and that’s apparently the case in Ararat, where residents wanting to arm themselves against burglars have the full support of their sheriff. ‘Numerous’ burglaries have been committed in the Ararat area since November 2009, according to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith. … Until the suspect is arrested, Smith advocates residents taking lawful steps to protect themselves against a would-be burglar. The sheriff said he ’strongly supports’ the Second Amendment right to bear arms and the right of individual citizens to protect themselves. … He added, ‘If you are protecting yourself against an intruder, I will support you.’”