OK: Another burglar killed breaking into home: "Police have identified an Oklahoma City man who was fatally shot Wednesday night by a woman who said he was trying to break into her house. Jose Hernandez, 24, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 600 block of SW 51st St. just after 10 p.m. Thursday. Police say the homeowner who shot Hernandez was 66-year-old Dianne Stracener. Police say Stracener was investigating noises she heard around her home when she encountered Hernandez near her front door. They say he made his way inside her house, became involved in a physical struggle with her and was shot by Stracener out of self-defense. His body was found on the front porch."


OR: Dad Who Shot, Killed Son Seeks Release on Self-Defense grounds: "Police say Steven Hargrave, 29, took a bullet to his chest after an argument with his father escalated. The autopsy showed Steven had been drinking heavily that night. His blood alcohol content was .38 -- that's nearly five times the legal limit to drive. Reports showed he also had Vicodin and Methodone in his system. "What kind of gun was it?" the dispatcher asked Pamela Hargrave that fatal night. Hargrave's wife took the stand Friday at his release hearing, speaking in her husband's defense. She said. Steven had threatened them both before with cutting off their heads. "He was just ... out of his mind," Hargrave said of her son. James Hargrave's defense attorney told Circuit Judge Wells Ashby, "There is no doubt that Mr. Hargrave shot and killed his son Steven." But the lawyer argued the prosecution couldn't prove it was anything but self-defense."


SD: No concealed weapon permit needed under legislation: "State senators gave final legislative approval today to a major change in South Dakota’s concealed weapon laws: Adults wouldn’t need to apply for a permit anymore. The measure instead would require only that a person be at least age 18, have a South Dakota driver license and otherwise be eligible under existing state law."


Arizona bill to establish border security militia draws anti-gunners' fear and loathing: "It's funny. Groups like CSGV never tire of arguing that (the Supreme Court's Heller ruling to the contrary notwithstanding) that the Second Amendment's guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms applies only to a government-sanctioned militia. Now, though, when there is talk of the formation of new state militias, they scream about the 'insurrectionist' threat posed by that."