A 21-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday after authorities said he broke into an Akron residence, where he had been served with a protection order just 30 minutes earlier.
No charges have been filed in the shooting and authorities have not yet identified the man killed in the shooting.
According to police, he told detectives there had been a history of confrontations between him and the victim, describing the victim as the primary aggressor.
On Saturday, the man claimed, the victim allegedly followed him, got out of his vehicle, and brandished a knife while making threats. The person of interest said he then retrieved a firearm and shot the victim.
A Tarpon Springs man was shot and killed by residents in a home on Saturday after trying to break into the residence, police officials said.
At about 12:41 a.m. Tarpon Springs Police Department (TSPD) officers responded to a report of a shooting at a home on Midway Lane.
When officers arrived, they located an unresponsive adult male, identified as George Tirikos of Tarpon Springs.
Officers began life-saving measures on Tirikos, who had suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body.
He was taken to Bayonet Point Medical Center, where he died.
The group was in the bedroom when Ranzy and the 20-year-old began comparing their guns. Court documents state that Ranzy’s was an “XD” with a black magazine and the 20-year-old’s was a Glock 19 with a tan magazine. The 20-year-old reportedly told Ranzy that he should always keep a round in the chamber.
A witness, the 20-year-old and Lee went into the bathroom together, and the 20-year-old told them he was going to rob Ranzy of his gun. Court documents state both Lee and the witness told him not to do it.
Despite their pleas, when they returned, the 20-year-old pulled out his gun and attempted to rob Ranzy of his gun. Ranzy fired his gun first into the ceiling and then at the group, hitting Lee and the 20-year-old. The witness saw both the 20-year-old and Ranzy firing their guns. Two people jumped out the window to avoid being shot.
A man who tried to break into a North Hollywood apartment was shot in the chest during an altercation with a man who lives at the home, police said.
Police said the person who lives at the apartment shot the man Friday morning when he tried to burglarize the home in the 12000 block of Oxnard Street, near Coldwater Canyon Avenue. The man was in his apartment at about 10 a.m. when he checked on a noise and confronted a man trying to break in through a window, police said.
After a struggle, the burglar entered the home and the resident grabbed a handgun. The burglar left the scene after he was shot in the chest.
When officers arrived on scene, VPD Captain Curtis Judge said they found a man who had been shot. The man was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The woman involved in the dispute has been taken into custody. Judge said the investigation is ongoing and no additional information could be released at this time.
In August of 2025, the adjusted National Instant background Check System (NICS), as computed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) showed approximate firearm sales of a bit over a million, down about 10% from sales in August of 2024. NICS checks, which can be used for other things besides firearm sales, dropped more than 19%. In the last twelve months, only September of 2024 and January of 2025 showed more adjusted checks than the month from a year earlier. Both months showed only a small increase.
Except for January of 2025, where President Trump did not take office until the 20th of January, all of the months in the second Trump administration show fewer adjusted NICS background checks than the month from a year previous. This may be considered a "Trump Slump".
Looking at August in the years in which President Trump has been in office, the total adjusted NICS checks for the yeara are quite similar, except for 2020. 2020 was a presidential election year in which all stops were taken out in order to prevent a second term for President Trump. This raised the fear level of a Biden presidency and incentivized more people to purchase firearms. President Trump has openly courted gun owners and Second Amendment advocates.
The fear of a Biden administration was justified, but it was tempered by the courts. The Biden administration's war on the Second Amendment kept sales above Trumpian levels in 2021 and 2022. They dipped in 2023 and recovered a bit in 2024.
The number of people who are interested in owning firearms and those who advocate for a restoration of Second Amendment rights varies somewhat with time. Of that number, those who support President Trump likely outnumber those who support the Democratic part by three to one or more. Now that President Trump is in power and actively working to restore Second Amendment rights, gun sales are dropping by measurable amounts. Those who support President Trump have already purchased firearms, or feel less incentive to purchase them than they did during the Biden administration.
A 10% drop in sales may not seem like a large amount. It can make a serious difference in being able to survive in a highly competitive industry such as gun manufacturing. There are many companies which make AR15 type firearms. Nearly all of those companies make a serviceable firearm, from basic models to top of the line, expensive models which cost 5-10 times what a basic model does.
In any large number of companies, some are managed very well and some are not managed as well as others. Some simply have bad luck. When business drops off, the market will eliminate those who are most vulnerable, whether because of mismanagement or bad luck.
This correspondent expects firearm prices to gradually drop, with numerous sales to adjust inventories to lower levels.
Long term prospects look good. It is likely both suppressors/silencers and short barreled rifles and shotguns will be removed from the reach of the National Firearms Act (NFA). If that happens, there will be renewed interest in models with threaded barrels, short barreled rifles and shotguns, and firearms with integral suppressors. The current situation, where the $200 tax has been removed from silencers/suppressors and short barreled rifles and shotguns, should stimulate some sales. The tax reduction goes into effect on 1 January, 2026.
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According to police, the suspect was trying to sell a watch to the victim when they attempted to steal the watch.
Police say the suspect shot the victim in the torso during the altercation
Just before 1:30 p.m., officers responded to a call about a smash-and-grab robbery at a jewelry store by the Seafood City Supermarket near the 1530 block of Landess Avenue.
According to police, between 10 and 15 suspected rushed into the business; at the time, only the business owner and an employee were present. The business owner shot a gun, but no injuries have been reported. Nothing was stolen. The suspects fled the scene before officers arrived.
Deshawn Tyson, 26, and Charles Gaston III, 28, were each charged with attempted robbery and murder in the slayings of Devinelle Broussard, 30, and Dennis Oyewole, 25.
The gunbattle happened at Eddy Cash 4 Gold" at 71st Avenue and International Boulevard at about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
When it was over, Broussard and Oyewole were shot dead, Tyson, Gaston and a 17-year-old boy were shot and wounded, as was the shop owner. The owner has not been charged.
At 4:10 a.m., Officer Reinhart approached the woodline and identified
himself as Austin Police. He gave multiple commands for the subjects to
stop and to come out of the woods. Officer Reinhart stated that the
subjects were detained and not free to go. The female subject, later
identified as Kay Smith, 12/31/1994, began walking towards Officer
Reinhart. Officer Reinhart gave commands to a male subject behind Ms.
Smith, later identified as Brandon Thompson, 30 years of age, telling
him to get his hands out of his pocket.
Shortly after, Mr. Thompson fired shots, striking Ms. Smith in the head
and Officer Reinhart in the abdomen. Officer Reinhart returned fire. Mr.
Thompson fled on foot back into the wooded area, and Officer Reinhart
waited for backup. Approximately two minutes later, additional officers
arrived on scene. An APD officer transported Officer Reinhart to a local
hospital, and he was treated for his injuries. Ms. Smith was also
transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced braindead at
2:57 p.m. the same day.
APD officers, including SWAT, AIR1, and K9, began searching the area for
Mr. Thompson. At 7:44 a.m., a suspicious person call came in from the
Austin Independent School District Police Department (AISD PD) at Barton
Hills Elementary School. Prior to the call, the school already was in a
“Secure” status. Once Barton Hills Elementary learned that the suspect
was near the campus, the campus went into “Lockdown” status. An AISD
sergeant recognized the person who had the same description as the
suspect involved in the earlier shooting. The sergeant gave verbal
commands to the suspect, such as “Stop, get on the ground,” however, Mr.
Thompson continued to run.
APD officers continued to search for Mr. Thompson. He was spotted by an
APD officer at approximately 7:52 a.m. and fled towards a home in the
2500 block of Homedale Drive. Mr. Thompson kicked open the front door,
ran into the house and the homeowner opened fire, striking him in the
arm and the leg. Mr. Thompson was transported to a local hospital, where
he was treated for his injuries. He is currently in stable condition.
The intruder entered the home located on Katta Drive through a sliding door at the back of the residence. The elderly home owner suspecting his wife had arrived home from church, then heard a man’s voice and retrieved a handgun from his bedroom according to police.
The homeowner explained to authorities he backed into the corner of his bedroom and warned the intruder to “stop”.
Authorities say the intruder advanced toward the homeowner, the homeowner fired multiple shots, killing the intruder.
The shooting unfolded around 11:20 a.m., when a guard was leaving a business in the first block of South State Street and was “approached by an offender who attempted to forcefully take property,” according to a Chicago police statement.
The guard and the offender struggled, and the guard shot the man, who then “fled the scene with proceeds but was taken into custody a short time later,” according to police.
The offender suffered gunshot wounds to his body and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, public domain
The bill to restore silencers/suppressors to legal status in Guam was introduced by William A. Parkinson on January 15, 2025. Senator Parkinson is a Democrat in Guam. Nine of the fifteen senators in Guam are Republicans. Ten votes are needed in the Guam legislature to override a governor's veto. If all 9 Republican senators in the Guam legislature vote for the bill with Senator Parkinson, they could override Governor Guerrero's veto. That is what happened on July 31, 2025.
The legislature had previously passed legislation to restore legal status for suppressors/silencers in 2021, but governor Guerrero had vetoed the bill. She vetoed the silencer/suppressor bill for the second time in June of 2025. From guampdn.com:
The governor vetoed the bill in June, over concern that the devices could be used to mask the sound of gunshots in a life-threatening situation.
“Suppressors are not what we’ve seen on television. They don’t make guns completely silent,” Parkinson said Monday. They are a safety tool for people who practice with firearms in a responsible manner.”
He said suppressors prevent hearing loss for those who are exercising their Second Amendment right and practicing with firearms.
The Guam legislature overrode the Governor's veto on July 31, 2025. From nationalguntrusts.com:
Guam became the first U.S. Territory to legalize suppressors, also know as silencers. This decision came by overriding Governor Lou Leon Guerrero's veto on July 31, 2025, when the legislature passed the Hearing Protection Act of 2025 - Bill No. 27-38. The bill was passed with a decisive 10-5 margin. The bill was backed by all nine republicans and included one democrat in the 10 votes and was lead by Senator William Parkinson.
The bill is well written. It takes into account the potential changes in the Federal law about silencers. From Bill No. 27-38:
§60103. Ownership, etc., Permitted.
Any person who qualifies under this Chapter may lawfully own, possess, use or carry any rifle, shotgun, pistol or revolver not prohibited by §60102 subject to the conditions and penalties provided in this Chapter. Mufflers, silencers, or devices for deadening the sound of discharged firearms are permitted; provided, that the specifications, purchase, ownership, and possession of the device complies with applicable federal laws, rules, and regulations.”
Bill No. 27-38 has been carefully worded to allow for changes in the federal law about silencers/suppressors. The federal law is in a state of flux. The $200 tax on silencers/suppressors has been eliminated. It is possible silencers/suppressors will be removed from the National Firearms Act. Bill No. 27-38 only requires suppressors in Guam to be in compliance with federal law and regulations. If certain federal requirements are removed, people in Guam will not be required to comply with them.
Guam may be the most conservative American Territory. Former Governor Calvo of Guam signed a "shall issue" concealed carry law into effect in 2014.
Silencers were first regulated by federal law in 1934 in the National Firearms Act. The legislative intent, or reason to regulate silencers was not clear at the time. An ATF agent told this correspondent his mentor at the ATF told him the Secretary of the Department of the Interior in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration has asked for silencers to be included because of concerns they might be used for poaching in national parks. The heavy handed "banning by taxation" of silencers has been a federal national health disaster. Millions of Americans have lost hearing as a result of the short sighted and uninformed policy decision.
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The confrontation happened around 11:27 p.m. Tuesday on the street in the 5300 block of San Pablo Avenue.
According to initial police reports, a 62-year-old man and a 30-year-old man who know each other confronted a 40-year-old man they apparently did not know who was tagging the side of a building, in a fenced-off lot.
The argument escalated, and the 40-year-old man allegedly started stabbing the two other men, authorities said. The younger man then allegedly shot him at least twice.
Investigators believe that a different man arrived at the apartment of an ex-friend. Once inside, the altercation ensued, during which shots were fired.
The second man involved in the shooting remained on the scene and was taken to Birmingham Police Headquarters for questioning.
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Birmingham Police say the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office ruled the actions justifiable.
According to the official statement released by the Houston Police
Department, an altercation reportedly preceded the fatal event,
involving the now-deceased male allegedly assaulting a female. This
significantly escalated to involve a second male, who is believed to
have quickly retrieved a firearm during the struggle and subsequently
fired at the assailant, resulting in his death.
On July 18, 2025, the Delaware State Sportsmen's Association and the Bridgeville Rifle and Pistol Club sued the Delaware Department of Safety and the Delaware Superintendent of State Police. The lawsuit challenged a law passed in 2022 which made the possession and purchase of certain firearms by anyone between the ages of 18 and 21 illegal.
The lawsuit was heard in the Superior Court for the State of Delaware by Judge Reneta L. Green-Streett. On August 29, 2025, Judge Green-Streett granted the plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgement and denied the Defendants' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgement.
With this opinion, 18-20 year olds are held to have full rights to keep and bear arms protected by the Delaware state Constitution. The case is based on the Delaware state Constitution, article I Section 20.
§ 20. Right to keep and bear arms.
Section 20. A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.
Delaware added state protection of the right to keep and bear arms in 1987 . Before that, the Delaware state constitution did not have a right to keep and bear arms section. Before 1970, there were 14 states which did not have a right to keep and bear arms provision in their state constitutions. As the push to infringe on rights protected by the Second Amendment accelerated with the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, groups supporting the right to keep and bear arms pushed to place protections in state constitutions, and strengthen those which already existed. Today there are only five states which have no state constitutional protections for the right to keep and bear arms.
In the opinion by Judge Green-Streett, she notes the Delaware Supreme Court upheld Section 20 in 2017. The opinion by Judge Green-Streett is based on the state Constitution and the Delaware Supreme Court precedent. From the opinion:
Third, although federal jurisprudence surrounding the Second Amendment may prove persuasive, this Court’s analysis must be based on the Delaware Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Delaware Constitution. Taken together, along with the axiomatic concept that this Court must follow Delaware Supreme Court’s decisional law regarding Delaware statutory and constitutional law until the Delaware Supreme Court issues new guidance, this Court will apply the test described in Bridgeville to determine if HB 451 violates Section 20.
Judge Green-Streett declined to use the Federal standards set forth by the United States Supreme Court. She held "the Delaware provision is intentionally broader than the Second Amendment and protects the right to bear arms outside the home, including hunting and recreation.”
Judge Green-Streett found the exercise of a Constitutionally protected right cannot be reliant on discretionary licensing procedure. From the opinion:
The concealed carry statute’s plain text conveys the process is discretionary. The exercise of a constitutionally-protected right cannot be reliant on a discretionary licensing procedure. That premise particularly applies where, as is the case with an application for a concealed carry permit, an applicant who receives a denial has no appellate options. An 18-to-20-year-old applying for a concealed carry permit, after fulfilling all requirements, may be denied without any recourse to have her constitutional right to possess a firearm for self-defense restored to her.
Judge Green-Streett concluded the provisions of HB451 which infringe on a subsection of adults, are unenforceable. From the conclusion of the opinion:
Article I, Section 20 of the Delaware Constitution enshrined the right of citizens to “keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use.” At a minimum, some provisions of HB 451 infringe on the right of a subsection of adults, aged eighteen to twenty, to exercise their right to “defense of self, family, home and State.” Accordingly, those provisions violate the Delaware Constitution and are unenforceable. HB 451’s provisions that do not affect the rights of 18-to-20-year-olds – such as those outlining the rehabilitative services offered to those under the age of eighteen – remain intact. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and Defendants’ Cross- Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
The protection of the right to keep and bear arms in Delaware resulted from far-seeing citizens who pushed for and obtained Section 20 of the Delaware State Constitution in 1987. Protections in Constitutions depend on honest judges to enforce them.
State constitutions, as with the United States Constitution, depend on people with the will to hold officials accountable, in a representative republic.
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