Frustrated Detroit homeowner who chased and shot burglar gets off lightly: "Wayne County Circuit Judge Michael Hathaway sentenced Detroit homeowner Tigh Croff to a mandatory two years in prison this morning for using a gun in the commission of a crime for the December 2009 killing of a suspected burglar. Croff, 32, was sentenced for the killing of Herbert Silas. A manslaughter charge carries a maximum 15-year penalty and a felony firearm violation conviction carries a mandatory 2-year sentence. The judge said the sentencing guidelines did not take into account the circumstances for a person like Croff, whose home had been broken into twice within a few weeks. “He felt violated… frustrated,” Hathaway said. “He was enraged. He felt hopeless.' Prosecutor Molly Kettler said that the law can’t allow vigilante justice and that society can’t see “Silas as a piece of garbage and we’re better off without him and Mr. Croff is the hero." Croff chased Silas for about two blocks before firing the fatal shot as Silas turned with raised hands."


GA: Lawmakers push to repeal ban on guns in church: "A Georgia lawmaker says faithful church goers are sitting ducks, defenseless against a potential act of violence and some pastors agree. That's why they're pushing to repeal the state ban on guns in houses of worship. State Representative Bobby Franklin has introduced a bill that would give the faithful the option to carry a gun to their house of worship, but others say that's one place that should be off limits to weapons."