WV: Man arrested after being shot in alleged robbery: "The Charleston man who was shot at an Elkview video lottery parlor he allegedly attempted to rob at gunpoint was arrested after being released from a local hospital. Lt. Bryan Stover said Chad Wehrle, 29, of Charleston was released from Charleston Area Medical Center’s General Hospital on Saturday after receiving treatment for gunshot wounds received in an alleged attempted armed robbery.”


AZ: Grandfather shoots two burglary suspects in self-defense: "An Arizona City man will not be charged after shooting two intruders in his home on Sunday. Pinal County Sheriff’s Deputies say 58-year old John Miller was babysitting his two grandchildren, both under the age of two, at his son’s residence in the 9800 block of West Century Drive, Arizona City. Shortly after 1 a.m. he was awakened by a noise inside the home. Miller went to investigate and was confronted by two unknown individuals inside the garage. The individuals got into the garage by forcing open a side door. There was a confrontation between Miller and the two suspects. Miller told deputies he feared for his safety and shot both intruders.”


AL: A Colbert County homeowner shot a trespasser 3 times Tuesday: "The shooter says over the weekend someone stole $10,000 worth of copper from inside his chicken house. So he was checking his property Tuesday when he found a trespasser. The owner says he held him at gun point waiting for authorities, until White charged at him. That's when the owner says he fired 3 shots hitting White twice in the torso and once in the foot. White was able to run away. "We had officers come to the scene to search for him. When I arrived here, I came out on Ricks Cemetery Road and as I approached this gravel road drive, he stepped out in the road in front of me and I took him into custody and laid him down," said Sheriff Ronnie May. Sheriff May says the information about Tuesday's shooting will be presented to the DA, who will decide if this case should go to the grand jury."


The "mystery" of falling crime rates: "For the third straight year, violent crime has declined in all categories while gun sales climbed, gun ownership expanded and more citizens are carrying firearms for personal protection; proof positive that gun prohibitionists have been consistently and undeniably wrong, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. "What the data tells us is exactly the opposite of what the gun ban lobby has predicted for several years," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. "Their dire predictions that America's streets would run red have been shown up as a fraudulent sales pitch for public disarmament... even property crimes are down, according to this year's report."