Saturday, April 05, 2008



Michigan: Pizza delivery driver shoots teens, police say: "A pizza delivery driver shot two teens who tried to rob him east of downtown Detroit Thursday night, Detroit Police said. The teens, 14 and 16, were taken to local hospitals; their conditions were listed as temporary serious, police said. The delivery driver had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, police said. The teens had ordered a pizza be delivered to a vacant lot in the 600 block of St. Aubin St. about 9:55 p.m., police said."


Louisiana: Carjacking victim accidentally shoots self: "A man accidentally shot himself last night after an attempted carjacking. Police were called to the 4400 block of Pines Road around midnight. The victim was sitting in his car at a gas station when he was approached by two black males wearing all black clothing and black bandanas over their faces. They produced a silver revolver and demanded the car. The victim refused and produced his own handgun. He accidentally shot himself in the leg, and the suspects fled the scene. The victim then went inside the gas station and told the clerk what happened."


Michigan: Suspects caught in April Fool twist: "Three suspects received an April Fool's Day surprise as they attempted to break into a home on Range Line Road. At approximately 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, a home owner called 911, saying the back door of her residence was kicked in, according to the Michigan State Police Niles Post. Apparently a female suspect had knocked on the door and when no one answered, two male suspects allegedly attempted a home invasion. Three suspects from Indiana were arrested and are suspected in several other home invasions in Southeast Berrien County. The 36-year-old female homeowner had armed herself with a shotgun for protection, when she heard the suspects prepare to enter her residence. "The tables were turned on these thieves when they were surprised by the armed homeowner," said Tpr. Mike McCarthy of the Niles Post. The north Berrien County 911 center broadcast the call and description of the suspects' vehicle, which was intercepted on Old 31 by deputies and troopers. Stolen property was found in the vehicle which was linked to previous home invasions. Arrested for felony home invasion were Daniel L. Sizemore, 28; Phillip J. Chappell, 29 and Andrea L. Bachleda, 27, all of South Bend, Ind."


Second Amendment protects an already existing individual right: "To say the Second Amendment is some sort of group right is preposterous. Joel Mathis, on the other hand, made an interesting point bringing up O.W. Holmes' observation that the First Amendment doesn't give one the right to yell 'fire' in a crowded theater. This is true, but no one is allowed to stuff a rag into your mouth upon entering that theater to prevent you from doing just that. That would amount to prior constraint -- a la a handgun ban preventing you from defending yourself. In fact, one would be obligated to yell if there was a fire. I don't think Holmes was suggesting you quietly remove yourself from a burning theater leaving there the rest to die without warning anybody."

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