TX: Hispanic shootout kills one: "A Mexican national was charged with capital murder Saturday after being released from the hospital. Jose Guadalupe Alvarado, originally of Monterrey, Mex., was charged in connection with the Friday shooting death of Carlos Correa in the 2200 block of Mojave Street. According to a criminal complaint, Alvarado and two other men attempted to kick in Jesus Correa’s apartment door when the initial shots were fired by the three men. Jesus Correa, Carlos Correa’s brother, grabbed his own handgun from a kitchen drawer and began returning fire at the group. He then realized his brother had been shot and attempted to get him help. Carlos Correa was transported to McAllen Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead. Alvarado was treated at Edinburg Regional Medical Center for a gunshot wound to his left arm. He was then taken into police custody. The criminal complaint states that Alvarado provided a statement telling police he and the others had planned to rob Jesus Correa’s apartment"


When buying firearm, make sure you can shoot it: "Do you have a firearm you use for personal protection inside your home or for daily carry? During my Concealed Weapons Training Course, some students have made an unintended discovery — they had purchased an expensive firearm that didn’t fit them. Of course it is better to discover such during training than during a real life defensive encounter. Within the first few hours of my concealed weapon live fire training course, we focus on numerous matters, including: the rules of firearm safety, marksmanship fundamentals, grip, firing platform, shooting positions, drawing from the holster, scan and assess, reloading, and moving off the line of attack. It is during this active training that students may begin to realize that the gun they purchased for self-defense doesn’t fit them. It’s similar to setting out on a 50-mile hike with a brand new pair of boots you hadn’t worn before."

MI: No charges in shooting death of neighbor: "A man who shot and killed his 29-year-old neighbor during an argument in Sterling Heights was justified in shooting the man because he was being attacked, according to a spokesman for the Macomb County prosecutor's office. Assistant prosecutor William Cataldo said Wednesday no charges will be filed against Vinson Bahri, who fatally shot Vanos John Yousif, 29, when Bahri was attacked by Yousif during an argument on Flis Street. Yousif was shot to death June 19 when he came running from around the corner of the house while two families argued. Bahri and witnesses told police Bahri was then attacked on the front steps of his relative's house by Yousif. Cataldo said Bahri was seriously stabbed before he pulled out a 9 mm handgun and fatally shot Yousif."


Jury acquits Nebraska woman who fatally shot dog: "A jury has acquitted a 43-year-old Nebraska woman who shot and killed a neighbor's dog that had menaced her in her backyard in February. Court records say Sandra Kuhl, of Herman, was tried on a charge of cruelly mistreating an animal, a misdemeanor. She originally was charged with felony cruelty to an animal, resulting in its death. Omaha television station WOWT says Kuhl told authorities on Feb. 11 that when she saw the dog, she quickly got her own pets inside, then went back outside armed with her husband's .22-caliber handgun. Kuhl reported that she shot the dog in self-defense when it snarled and ran at her."


'Run-and-gun' shooting sport surges in Pa.: "Welcome to the surging world of defensive pistol shooting. Also known as action or practical shooting - or "run and gun" to be catchy - the competitive sport blends speed and accuracy for shooters who test their skills while moving. Though it has several branches and can involve a range of weapons including shotguns and rifles, action shooting generally involves testing the skills of shooting pistols or revolvers for self-defense. Groff, 33, and his 11 teammates have fired from swinging bridges, through pickup truck windows, from simulated moving elevators or a subway car with closing doors. All the while, they have to draw from a holster - or perhaps retrieve a handgun from a briefcase - reloading and firing at small targets that may or may not be moving."


Illinois Group Wants Conceal And Carry: "The grassroots group, "Illinois Carry" wants the state to repeal its long time ban on allowing gun owners to conceal and carry their weapons. The movement began on the Internet and its members are now touring the state. 49 states have some type of conceal and carry law for gun owners. But Illinois-- considered one of the most liberal states in the Midwest-- has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. But one group is on a mission to change that. At a recent town hall meeting in white county, Illinois Carry took its message to voters, a message of change. "Look at the candidates that are on the ballot and make sure that they are supporting and voting for those candidates that support their right to carry a firearm for perennial protection," said Valinda Rowe of Illinois Carry."

MI: Man won't face charges in road rage death: "Prosecutors will not levy charges against the shooter who killed a 34-year-old Shelby Township man during a traffic altercation in February. Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor Bill Cataldo said Thursday that the man, who is not being named, acted in self-defense when he fired at Anton "Tony" Djeljevic around 10:15 p.m. Feb. 6. The violence was spurred by road rage that began at a traffic light on Hall Road near Groesbeck in Clinton Township, authorities said. Cataldo said the driver attempted to get back into his vehicle but Djeljevic grabbed, punched and restrained the man, while one of Djeljevic's relatives stood by "armed with a champagne bottle." The man retrieved his gun from the glove compartment, loaded a magazine and shot at Djeljevic. The shooter had a concealed pistol license and proper registration, Cataldo added."


A gun-using beauty pageant: "The conservative young women of America had better get into training now, says Tim Murphy at Mother Jones. Registration has opened for Miss Liberty America …. Would-be queens will parade in a one-piece swimsuit (adhering to the ‘minimum standards of modesty’) and an evening gown, demonstrate a talent, answer questions regarding the documents of America’s founding fathers, and compete in marksmanship. … ‘This will be the first pageant of its kind to introduce competency in the handling, safety and use of firearms, and CPR,’ say the organizers. ‘The contestants must be able to save a life as well as defend one.”


AZ: Phoenix censors gun safety for kids: "The city of Phoenix, in an apparently arbitrary move and without formal legal process, has forced CBS Outdoors to tear down 50 illuminated bus-shelter billboards under contract to promote gun safety training for children and their parents. The posters were placed by TrainMeAZ.com, a commercial joint-educational effort of the firearms industry in Arizona … ‘The Phoenix attorney’s office claimed these were public service announcements, and those are banned,’ said Alan Korwin, manager of the TrainMeAZ campaign … ‘It’s a bogus excuse — and they know full well we’re an LLC and not a non-profit. The commercial sponsors, shooting ranges and trainers on the website expect to attract customers.”

TX: Man shoots robber at his house: "Taylor police said Quinnton Gault [above], 22, is charged with aggravated robbery after he broke into the home of James Baldwin. Police said Gault used a knife to rob Baldwin of his wallet and cell phone. But as he left, Baldwin shot Gault with a 22-revolver. Gault ran away, but police found him hiding in the bushes near the home later with a gunshot wound to his side. "You have the right to protect yourself in your home," said Daniel Ramsay, assistant police chief. "We don't encourage anyone the fire a firearm because we don't know where the bullet is going to go." Doctors did remove the bullet from Gault. He was arrested after being discharged from the hospital."


New York City’s Dumb Gun Laws Could Get Dumber: "So apparently New York City is proposing new criteria for would-be gun-owners – banning folks from having weapons if they happen to be lousy drivers, been fired from a job due to bad character, or in possession of serious debt. According to council-member Dan Halloran, these changes give police more power to reject licenses, in order to counter a possible upswing in gun ownership caused by new, lower fees. But I must ask: how does being a bad driver, make you a bad person? And getting fired? I’ve been canned three times – does that mean I can’t have a glock? But there’s something else here that stinks. If the government can link certain good behaviors to gun ownership, who’s going to define what’s good? Think about it. Your fitness to own a gun might only be approved as long as you fulfill a strict criteria that appeals only to the modern, annoying civil servant. Perhaps, to own a gun, you’ll have to possess an impeccable recycling history and ban trans-fats from your kids diet".


OH: Two more die behind a “no guns” sign: "There was a double murder on Friday at Park-Ohio in Cleveland. The business has ‘no guns’ signs posted, but as we have seen demonstrated many times, killers do not obey the signs. The victims always obey them, and are dead. Maybe that was part of the killer’s plans. The accused killer was a former employee. He knew company policy and protocol. He likely knew of the ‘no guns’ signs and that neither his victims, nor any of their co-workers would be able to stop him. Police say Graciela Morales was shot and killed in her car in the parking lot. Then the killer used her ID to enter the building where he killed Eduardo Pupo.”

Miss.: Store Owner Opens Fire On Robber: "One Jackson store owner decided to fire back when a man tried to rob his furniture store, police said. Jackson Police Department Officer Colendula Green said at about 5 p.m. Monday, a man carrying a gun walked into City Furniture on Bailey Avenue. The store owner started shooting at him and the man ran away without stealing anything, Green said. Green said no one was hurt. Robert Leon Jackson, 22, was later arrested in the area of Wood and Huron streets and is charged in connection with the attempted robbery, Green said. Jackson has previous armed robbery and auto theft convictions and was on probation at the time of his arrest, police said."




ILL: Woman pulls gun on rogue cop: "A 16-year veteran Chicago police officer [above] has been charged with punching a security guard in a parking dispute in west suburban Hillside. A police official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hillside police received a call at 3:15 p.m. Monday about a woman with a gun on the 4700 block of Butterfield Road. The official said police were half a block away and were able to talk on the scene to both the victim and the officer. The 49-year-old woman, a private security officer, told police the two had a dispute over a parking space. She told police she had been punched in the mouth, losing a tooth. The guard pulled a gun on the officer after he allegedly hit her, the police official said. He said the guard would not be charged because she acted in self defense.


FL: Lee County likely to lift gun ban: "Lee County is likely to let permitted gun owners carry arms in public parks rather than buck state law. Commissioners today will decide whether to lift a ban that prevented people — even those with state-issued concealed weapons licenses — from carrying guns in some county-owned parks. The county’s legal staff is suggesting commissioners lift the ban on permit holders to stay consistent with state law. ‘At this point, we’re going to have to follow state statute’ Commission Chairwoman Tammy Hall said.”

Second Amendment Rights Reaffirmed After Sacramento County Sheriff's Office Changes Policies: "The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Calguns Foundation have dismissed their case against Sacramento County, California and its Sheriff, John McGinness, after the Sheriff modified his handgun carry permitting policy. Law-abiding Sacramento County residents may now successfully apply for permits to carry handguns by asserting self-defense as a basis for carry permit issuance. A one-year residency requirement has been eliminated, as has policy language that tied self-defense to arbitrary geographic factors. While Sacramento County has changed its policies, other counties still fail to recognize that self-defense is a legally sufficient reason for issuance of a handgun carry permit".


Colorado Supreme Court To Consider CU Gun Ban: "Once again, Colorado is the scene for one of the next steps in the fight to restore the right to self-defense on campus, as once again one of their flagship universities turns to the courts to validate its defiance of state law. The University of Colorado (CU) is being sued by Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) for its refusal to comply with the state law passed in 2002 which restricts entities that can prohibit concealed carry. The university board of regents still asserts their right to enact campus-wide bans on concealed carry, despite its absence on the list of approved self-defense regulators. On Monday, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to grant a writ of certiorari to CU in their appeal."

Would-be salon robber shot by off-duty policewoman getting her hair done: "An off-duty New York City police officer foiled an armed heist while she was getting her hair done at a Brooklyn salon - trading bullets with a gunman in a spectacular shootout. Officer Feris Jones, 50, dodged three bullets fired at close range from a teenage gunman, but was not struck during the incident at the Fort Greene, Brooklyn, shop, police sources told the New York Post. Authorities today identified the suspect, who was still on the loose, as Winston Cox, 19, and said he was shot in either his right arm or thigh and may also have bandages on his hands. The wounded shooter fled the store with a few of the patrons' wallets, leaving a trail of blood in his wake."


Maine man shoots man who had assaulted him: "Two brothers, 21-year-old Derek Greene and 19-year-old Gage Greene, were walking past Holland's house on South Street when the younger brother exchanged words with him. Witnesses say the confrontation turned physical as Gage Greene shoved Holland. Holland pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot Gage Greene in the chest. Then Holland shot Derek Greene twice, in the chest and the abdomen, as he ran toward the spot where his younger brother had fallen. In prior interviews, and during a bail hearing last year, Strike indicated that Holland may have acted in self-defense and that he had reason to fear Derek and Gage Green. One prior confrontation between Holland and Derek Greene happened on May 12, 2009, about seven weeks before the shooting. Greene and a friend of his were arrested for allegedly assaulting Holland, and as part of his bail conditions, Greene was ordered to have no contact with Holland."


Gun fear is curable: "Jennifer Willis exhibited all the symptoms of hoplophobia in explaining her return to sanity in her article in Salon magazine, ‘I Was Anti-gun, Until I Got Stalked.’ ‘I’m afraid of guns … I abhor them. I used to date a guy who owned a handgun … I made him move [his] small gun safe … to another room …. ‘The idea of owning a gun made me sick to my stomach … I dreamed that people were pointing double-barreled shotguns at me.’ These are all classic symptoms of hopolophobia, defined by author and firearms instructor Colonel Jeff Cooper as ‘an unreasoning, obsessive neurotic fear of weapons as such, usually accompanied by an irrational feeling that weapons possess a will or consciousness for evil, apart from the will of their user.’”

GA: Man shot in home invasion: "A Brunswick man shot an intruder who broke into his apartment late Thursday night, Glynn County police said. Michael Brown, 22, of Darien, was arrested on armed robbery and burglary charges after being treated and released for a gunshot wound to the arm at Southeast Georgia Health System’s Brunswick hospital, police Capt. Marissa Tindale said. Also arrested on identical charges were Thomas Daniels and April McMillan, both 18 and also from Darien, she said. The three are accused of breaking into a home occupied by Keylin Jones, 22, and his girlfriend, Keshuana Lassiter, 23, at Westminister Club Apartments on U.S. 17 North about 11 p.m. Thursday. Tindale said the victims called police and said someone was breaking into the apartment, and that one intruder already was inside the home. Jones, who was armed with a handgun, shot one of the men who then fled with others."


OH: Landlord Shoots Trespasser In Self Defense: "Dayton Police said they won't be charging a landlord who shot a trespasser at his apartment complex on Smithville Road Saturday afternoon. People who live in the complex called police when they saw Charles Roye, who they said has been removed from the property before. One of the residents has a protection order against him, police said. "He wasn't even supposed to be around here," said Trae Brown, who lives nearby. Police said the landlord tried to block in Roye's car with his own so he couldn't leave before police arrived, but Roye hit the gas instead and went on a rampage. He crashed into a picnic table and tried to run over the people who were standing outside. When the landlord tried to stop him again by grabbing his keys from the ignition, police said Roye pinned the man against an apartment with his car. Police said it was self-defense when the landlord pulled out a licensed gun and shot Roye twice through the window of the car."


N.J. laws on guns may be relaxed: "There may be momentum for expanding the rights of law-abiding gun owners in New Jersey. With unprecedented police department layoffs across the state, especially in urban communities, authorities anticipate response times will increase and crime-prevention initiatives will be the first law enforcement services cut. Next year's 2 percent property tax cap will decrease the number of police officers in the state by 30 percent, says state Policemen's Benevolent Association President Tony Wieners. To what end should people be able to protect themselves if government isn't doing the best job? New Jersey residents and visitors have the right to use deadly force on their properties against criminal trespassers, according to the Self-Defense Law, last amended in 1987. The state's gun-control regulations are considered very tight and generally prevent people from carrying concealed weapons."

FL: Gun wielding man man found not guilty of assault in domestic dispute: "A jury this week found a 39-year-old man not guilty after he was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm stemming from a January domestic incident involving his son-in-law and daughter, according to his defense attorney Charlie Britt. Christopher M. Phillips was arrested Jan. 9 after a visit to see his 16-year-old pregnant daughter and 19-year-old son-in-law turned violent. The son-in-law told the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office that Phillips held a gun to his head. Phillips told a jury that his son-in-law was the aggressor and pulled a knife first, and that the son-in-law’s brother pulled a baseball bat and cracked Phillips over the head. In self-defense, Phillips said he pulled his gun. During the struggle, Phillips’ son-in-law managed to discharge the gun, shooting off a couple of Phillips’ fingers. Phillips won via Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law"


NM: Jury Finds gang-banger Rocky Dixon Not Guilty of Murder: "At 9 p.m. Oct. 15, after a three-and-a-half hour deliberation, a jury found the 22-year-old Española man not guilty of both the first-degree murder charge in the Aug. 22, 2009 shooting death of Ivan Garcia and a felony tampering with evidence charge for allegedly hiding a 9 mm handgun used in the killing. The jury was given instructions on guilty verdicts for lesser charges— second-degree murder, voluntary homicide and involuntary homicide. Their verdict meant Dixon walked on those charges as well. That ended a four-day trial that delved into Española’s gang culture. Prosecuting attorneys had to fight against witnesses who snitched to police and later recanted in trial. Other witnesses couldn’t place the location of the shooter. No witness testified to seeing Dixon hit Garcia. Dixon, who testified on the final day of the trial, had an alibi in which he said he was running from a skinny “Streeter” with a knife when he heard the shots that presumably killed Garcia."


PA: Robber and store owner both die: "Police have released a picture of a man wanted for a botched jewelry store robbery in Northeast Philadelphia that left his accomplice and the store owner dead. Deputy Commissioner William Blackburn on Friday identified the dead suspect as 22-year-old Kevin Turner. Police say Turner was fatally shot in a gun battle with the store owner, 67-year-old William Glatz, who also died. Police added that Turner was the one who fired the shot that killed Glatz, but they were still trying to deteremine who fired the shot that killed Turner: Glatz, another worker, or both."


CA: Self defense shooting gets light sentence: "The son of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to three years of probation in the shooting death of an acquaintance during a robbery in Muscoy more than three years ago. Johnathan Andrew McZeal, 28, stood in San Bernardino Superior Court next to his lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Erin Alexander, as Judge Duke Rouse sentenced him for the death of Juan Albert Reyes on June 25, 2007. Juan Albert Reyes was shot and killed in 2007 by McZeal while riding a bicycle through the intersection of Duffy and Blake streets in Muscoy, according to authorities. The two men were acquaintances. Alexander, McZeal's lawyer, has said Juan Reyes, an active gang member, was robbing her client when the shooting occurred. She said Friday that probation was a fair sentence for her client and she is pleased with the outcome. The defense says McZeal only shot Reyes after his own life was threatened. Reyes was reaching for a bulge in his waistband that turned out to be a woman's purse."

OK: Woman Shoots Robbers, Kills 1: "Police said a Midwest City woman who shot two intruders early Thursday, killing one, is unlikely to be charged. The shooting happened shortly after 8 a.m. near Northeast 14th Street and Marydale Avenue. Officers said a woman woke up to find two men breaking into her home. There were two children asleep inside the home at the time, both under the age of 3. Realizing two robbers were inside the house, officers said the woman grabbed her gun. Officers said she shot both men, killing one of them. The other fled, but officers caught him about two blocks away. That man is now at the hospital. His condition is unknown." Officers said that according to law, the woman had every right to defend herself and most likely will not face any charges."


Second Amendment Foundation Sponsors “Don’t Be a Victim” TV: "Orion Multimedia, the world leader in outdoor adventure programming, is proud to welcome The Second Amendment Foundation as a sponsor of the ground breaking block of programming, “Don’t Be a Victim” airing on Spike TV, Saturday mornings beginning at 9AM EST. The Second Amendment Foundation is dedicated to promoting a better understanding of our Constitutional heritage to privately own and possess firearms. “Don’t Be a Victim”, eagerly followed by the largest personal defense audience in history, provides viewers with useful personal safety information focusing on awareness, training and knowledge as the cornerstones of responsible gun ownership."

Would-be Detroit carjacker killed: "A would-be carjacker is dead after police said he was shot and killed by the person whose car he was trying to take on Detroit's west side. A 36-year-old man pumping gas into his SUV was approached by the suspect at Schaefer and Fenkell around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Detroit Police Sgt. Eren Stephens said. The suspect had a gun and demanded the vehicle, she said. The would-be carjacker shot the man at the gas station in the face, she said. The driver returned fire killing the suspect. The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office identified the alleged carjacker as Kenyon Reese Jr., 20, from Detroit. He died of multiple gunshot wounds. "At this point, it appears self-defense, but that will have to come officially from the prosecutor," Stephens said. The man shot in the face was listed in serious condition at a Detroit hospital today"


Off-duty cop shoots tap room bandit in NE Phila.: "About six other people were in the bar, including two off-duty police officers. About 10 minutes later, the man returned with two other men and announced a stickup at gunpoint. A robber pointed a gun to the head of one of the off-duty officers, who took his money out, threw it on the floor and got down. On the floor, the officer slowly pulled out his off-duty handgun and then fired several times at the thieves, prompting them to flee with about $1,000 from the cash register and a wallet containing the other off-duty officer's ID and badge. The officer gave chase and he fired again when one of the bandits turned toward him while getting into a dark colored Honda parked in the alley next to the bar. About 30 minutes later, a man whose clothes fit the description of one of the robbers arrived in a dark colored Honda at Albert Einstein Medical Center with a bullet slug in his chest."


TN: Haslam would agree to ending handgun permits: "Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam has told a gun rights group he would sign legislation into law to eliminate Tennessee’s requirements for carrying handguns in public. Haslam in a discussion with members of the Tennessee Firearms Association on Monday night noted that the state’s permitting process was used as justification for expanding areas where guns can be carried, such as into state parks or bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. ‘If the Legislature passed that and brought that to me, I said I would sign it,’ Haslam said.”


How can New Jersey imprison a gun owner who broke no laws?: "Brian’s firearms were unloaded & locked in the trunk of his car exactly as New Jersey State Law requires…Brian knew how to do this because he had called the New Jersey State Police days earlier to ensure he was in compliance with the law…a fact the Judge ruled inadmissible in the court room. Now, this 26 year old small business owner—with no prior criminal record—is sitting in jail for 7 years simply because a Judge, since removed for misconduct in a different case, refused to allow the jury to apply the state law that allows abiding gun owners to transport their legally owned firearms from one house to another".

IN: Off-duty Marion Co. guard fatally shoots would-be robber: Police say an off-duty Marion County Jail guard fatally shot a man who tried to rob him and two friends while they played cards in the garage of his Eastside home. Marco Simmons, 31, told Indianapolis Metropolitan Police that a hooded intruder had a gun when he entered the garage through a side door in the 3700 block of Celtic Drive at 9:15 p.m. Simmons said the man, identified as Steven Shelby, 47, Indianapolis, demanded money, then fired shots after Simmons had pulled out his gun. Simmons returned fire, killing Shelby. Shelby had a lengthy criminal record, including 10 theft convictions and two burglary convictions, court records show."


SC: Haunted trail suspect might be wounded: "The suspect in a weekend robbery at a haunted trail might have been shot as he ran from the scene, according to police reports made public on Monday. The man was pursued by an armed volunteer at the trail who fired several shots, police and witnesses said. It was unclear whether any shots struck the suspect, who jumped into the back seat of a dark-colored, older model Chevrolet Caprice before the car sped away, police said. The man escaped after shooting a ticket collector Saturday night at the "Trail of Terror" on Tuckaway Road off S.C. 901 in rural southeastern York County. The suspect made off with $1,500 in cash, trail organizers said. No arrests have been made, said Detective Mike Baker of the York County Sheriff's Office."


TX: More women packing heat: "More Texas women are taking advantage of their right to bear arms than ever before. Texas Department of Public Safety numbers show that nearly 31,000 women in Texas obtained a license. This is 40% higher than the previous high in 1996 when concealed handgun permits were first issued in Texas. Marcy Dillon says she decided to get her CHP to protect her children, in case her husband wasn’t around to defend them, ‘It’s a security blanket you carry around with you that nobody knows you have.’ Jerry Adams and John Coblentz teach concealed handgun classes and say it’s not just women who are arming themselves.”


SAF sues Eric Holder, FBI over misdemeanor gun rights denial: "Acting on behalf of a Georgia resident and honorably discharged Vietnam War veteran, the Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Holder and the Federal Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of a federal statute that can deny gun rights to someone with a simple misdemeanor conviction on his record. The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court for the District of Columbia.”

Miss.: Officials Say Shooting Was Self-Defense: "Investigators say self-defense was the motive for a shooting that left a teenager dead in Forest. Officials say the man who fired the shot had just returned home from work around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 14 when a teenager knocked on his door twice. "A couple of minutes later, there was a big knock on the door and at that time, it kind of bothered him," said Roncali. "And he went and got his gun and approached and the door, and at the time he opened the door, he said a ball bat hit him across the arm. He said he hit him across the arm and the person said, 'Give it up,' and at that time, he says he shot one time." The deceased is identified as 19-year-old Eddie Darnell Gilbert."


MI: One out of three robbers killed: "Calm and collected, a Flint homeowner Monday described shooting and killing a teenager who he says pulled a gun on him in his driveway. Police say that teen, 17-year-old Willis Arrington, and two others were trying to rob him. The two surviving teenagers were charged. "He slid over the hood of the car with a mask on his face a gun in hand and he said, 'Mother******, give it up,'" the homeowner said. "I bend down, go into my pocket, pull my gun out. He shoots. I shoot." The homeowner fired three shots at the guy with the gun who police identified as 17-year-old Willis Arrington, a Northwestern High School athlete. He died that night. The rest of the shots were aimed two others: Arrington's 16-year-old brother and a 17 year old"


FL: Robber shot in head; dies: "A man shot in the head during a bakery robbery last week has died, police say. Michael Messer, 67, was in grave condition after the shooting that occurred at the Wonder Hostess bakery outlet on North Florida Avenue last Wednesday. According to officers, Messer and his girlfriend robbed the store and then Messer tried to break into a Corvette in the parking lot. The car alarm went off, and the vehicle's owner, who worked at the store, came outside with a gun. Toney Anthony Price tussled with Messer, trying to hold him until police arrived, but investigators say the gun went off and struck Messer in the head. Messer died Sunday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Police have not filed any charges in the case".


NC: One killed in attempted robbery: "The robbery happened shortly before 6 p.m. at Shoeheel Grill, Grocery and Gas at 8212 Old Beulah Road in Kenly, Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell said. The owner, his son and two female employees were the only people in the store when a man walked in and displayed a weapon, Bizzell said. The man pointed the gun at the owner’s son. The owner came from a back room with a weapon. The two exchanged gunfire in the store. The suspect was shot but made it outside to his van, Bizzell said. The owner also went outside and noticed a second suspect in the parking lot, Bizzell said. At this point, the owner had gotten a second weapon. The second suspect began firing a rifle at the owner, who returned fire.”

A Wisconsin judge who “gets it” about the right to self-defense: "Wednesday, a Wisconsin judge threw out, on Constitutional grounds, charges against a man accused of violating Wisconsin’s prohibition against carrying concealed weapons …. as of this moment, the ruling will have little effect outside Judge Counsell’s own court. The defense attorney who made the successful motion to dismiss the case, however, expects the ruling to be appealed, and that the case will end up, in his words, in ‘either the Wisconsin Supreme Court and or the United States Supreme Court,’ before this is over. Needless to say, the anti-self-defense lobby is nearly apoplectic.”


What happens when you haven't got a gun: "A man hiking in a US national park was gored and killed by an aggressive mountain goat, reports say. The Peninsula Daily News in Washington state, on the northwest coast of the US, said Bob Boardman, 63, of Port Angeles, had gone for a day hike in Olympic National Park with his wife and a friend when the goat approached them as they stopped for lunch. When the goat began behaving aggressively, Mr Boardman urged the others to leave and tried to shoo the animal away. The goat then attacked Mr Boardman, goring him in the thigh, and stood over him as he lay bleeding on the ground. An off-duty park ranger shook a blanket at the goat and pelted it with rocks until it moved far enough away for rescuers to begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Mr Boardman. However, efforts to revive him were unsuccessful"

CA: Band member shoots brawler: "Sacramento Police detain a member of a music band after a shooting at the outdoor patio of The Broiler restaurant on K and 12th streets. Police say a pair of men walking down K Street started a fight with people on the patio of The Broiler restaurant at 6:51 p.m. Saturday night. The altercation spread and a waiter even got involved, according to officers. That's when a member of the band pulled a gun and shot one of the two men fighting, hitting him in the upper body. That victim was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive. Police aren't sure if they're even going to charge the band member who fired the shots, according to police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong, since witnesses say the shooting was self-defense."


Kansans to decide gun, voting rights: "The rights of gun owners and people with mental illnesses will be decided by Kansas voters next month. Two amendments seeking to clarify language in the state constitution are on the Nov. 2 ballot, referred to voters by state legislators. One amendment would establish that Kansas residents have an individual right to own a gun; the other would take away legislators’ authority to deny voting rights to the mentally ill. State Rep. Doug Gatewood, a Democrat from Columbus who approved both measures when they went through the Kansas Legislature, said the amendments, if approved by voters, wouldn’t necessarily change anything. They would instead provide constitutional protection of gun ownership and voting rights, which are already part of Kansans’ everyday life."


Gun Rights and Islamist Terrorism : "Law-abiding Americans must have the opportunity to get and use the guns they may need to protect their lives from maniacal Islamist terrorists. Recent news reports make this quite clear to anyone not blinded by political correctness. According to these reports, an Al Qaeda-affiliated magazine is urging individual Islamists in the United States to attack and kill as many Americans as they can in public gathering places. Inspire, an Internet magazine, even calls on Islamists to shoot up customers in downtown Washington, D.C. restaurants so they can murder federal workers and other Americans. The New York Daily News and The Washington Times reported this. Obviously, people who work in our Nation's Capital or anywhere else must be able to have guns in order to stop terrorists in their tracks, to prevent the killing and massacre of innocent people."

GA: No indictments in club shooting: "A Carroll County grand jury opted not to return a felony murder indictment against two security guards who shot and fatally wounded a Carrollton man following an altercation outside a nightclub. Court records show the grand jury on Oct. 5 returned a “no bill” against Kevin Ridley, 23, of Decatur, and Alec Uglum, 21, of Carrollton, in the April shooting of Octavis Mabry, 26, in the parking lot of L.C.’s Lounge at 2744 Carrollton-Villa Rica Highway, north of Carrollton. According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office the altercation was between Mabry and Latrampus Crowder, 22, also of Carrollton. Mabry was fatally shot after firing on Crowder and Ridley. Ridley and Uglum returned fire on Mabry, who was later pronounced dead at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton."


PA: Castle Doctrine is approved by Senate and returned to House: "The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation Thursday that would establish the Castle Doctrine in Pennsylvania to protect gun owners who act in self-defense, according to Sen. Richard Alloway II, a Republican who represents Franklin County. House Bill 1926 will now return to the House of Representatives, where it has been supported by Todd Rock and Rob Kauffman, also Republicans who represent Franklin County. The amended legislation includes similar language to legislation Alloway introduced earlier this year. Under House Bill 1926, an individual would need to demonstrate a reasonable belief that he or she was in imminent danger in order to use lethal force."


New Wisconsin governor needed: "Morley and other gun rights activists are looking to the Nov. 2 gubernatorial election with the hope the state soon will pass a law allowing gun owners to carry concealed firearms. Wisconsin now requires handguns to be clearly displayed in a holster. Carrying a concealed weapon is a misdemeanor and carries a fine of $500, plus court costs. Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker has said he would sign a bill allowing gun owners to carry concealed firearms, despite voting against a bill as a state representative to make such a practice legal in the state. Gov. Jim Doyle has previously vetoed bills that would allow for concealed carry."


Foolish arguments about guns on campus: "Looking through comments on news stories dealing with conceal and carry on campus, most people immediately bring up the worst possible things that could happen if students were allowed to carry guns on campus. Allow me to shoot some holes (excuse the pun) in these arguments. College is stressful, no doubt, but so is life, whether you’re in college or not. Perhaps students should all be locked in padded rooms without sharp objects during every finals week? The possibility of students using guns while under the influence of drugs or alcohol is frightening, but people use cars every day under the influence. Should legislatures take away all the cars in the U.S. because only a percentage of the population is too irresponsible to use them correctly? Is this kindergarten?"

PA: Man pursues stolen truck, fires warning shot: "Dustin McKinley, of Newberry Township, said he mistakenly left his keys in the truck before he went to sleep. When he woke up just after 5 a.m. Sunday, he said he saw the thief driving his 1978 Ford pickup down Cly Street. He armed himself with a .357 magnum and followed the stolen truck. McKinley said when he caught up with his truck, the thief was driving only 20 miles per hour and was on the wrong side of the road. McKinley said it was at that point he fired a shot into the air to get the man’s attention. ‘I presented my gun to him and told him he needed to pull over right now,’ McKinley said. ‘When he slowed down to about 5 miles per hour, I cut in front of him. I pinned him in, jumped out of the truck, and held him at gunpoint and told him to get out of the truck.’”


Aerial trespasser shot at: "An Albuquerque gas balloon pilot has been shot at as his balloon drifted over a corn field north of Lubbock, Texas. If his balloon was over the property of another, then he was trespassing, and his act of calling enforcers to the scene was probably not justified. Of course, it wasn’t particularly nice of the shooter to fire on the trespassing balloon, either. This is why I often include trespassing as an act that can justify a forceful response, but usually with the qualifier ’sometimes’ attached.”


NV: Righthaven files, settles more frivolous lawsuits: "Las Vegas newspaper copyright enforcement company Righthaven LLC sued five more website operators Tuesday, alleging infringements of Las Vegas Review-Journal material. … Some defense attorneys and critics, however, call Righthaven a frivolous lawsuit and settlement shakedown operation. As in all its recent lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court for Nevada, Righthaven demands damages of $150,000 apiece and forfeiture of the website domain names from these new defendants …. The Second Amendment Foundation in Bellevue, Wash., and an official there, Keeva Segal, who are associated with the publication Women & Guns and the website womenshooters.com.”


OH: State Supreme Court to hear preemption case this week: "The Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for an important gun rights case, City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio …. The case came about after the Ohio General Assembly voted to override Governor Bob Taft’s veto of HB347 — Ohio’s ‘preemption’ law — which codified R.C. 9.68, ensuring that firearms laws would be uniform throughout the state. The City of Cleveland immediately sued the State of Ohio, and the Supreme Court is now going to be forced to issue a ruling that will decide once and for all whether R.C. 9.68 is valid. If it is valid, th[e]n other than ordinances banning the discharge of firearms inside city limits and zoning laws, Ohio cities are, once and for all, out of the gun control business.”

OH: Robber killed by intended victim: "Jerry Monroe is being held at the County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Prosecutors say Monroe, two unidentified suspects and 20-year-old Terrance Manning robbed a 30-year-old man Aug. 26 outside his apartment building at 2806 Cedar Road. "They forced the victim at gunpoint to go up to his apartment. The victim's fiancee and three children, 9 months old, 2 and 3, were home," prosecutor's spokesman Ryan Miday said. The men got to the apartment door, then struggled over the gun. Manning was shot in the chest, Miday said. The robbers ran outside. Manning collapsed in the courtyard and died."


AZ robber shot and killed: "Peters, Metcalf Jr., and Greth allegedly burglarized a home near Buckeye Road and 355th Avenue in Tonopah on Monday, according to documents. Two neighbors confronted the trio as they were attempting to load a 55-inch TV into the back of a blue Chevrolet Blazer. The teens dropped the TV, jumped into the SUV and "sped off." One of the neighbors, who told investigators he had been a deputy for 30 years, said the Blazer seemed to be driving toward him so he fired one round from a .22-caliber gun, documents state. He said he "was unaware that the bullet had actually struck anything" and "thought that the angle of the shot would be towards the ground." But the bullet hit Greth in the right side of his back, records show. After the group had been driving for about a quarter mile, Greth began to convulse and "he died shortly after that."


MN: Two cleared of murder in St. Paul shooting: "Robert John Sherman and Larry J. Thompson Jr. were found not guilty Wednesday of murdering Roberto (Bobby) Flores during a gun battle in July 2009 in a vacant lot in St. Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood.... after listening to 27 witnesses, the jury was left to decide whether Sherman, 31, and Thompson, 30, were murderers the night of July 26, 2009, or whether they acted in self-defense. According to testimony in the weeklong trial, the victim, too, had a gun and was raising his arm to fire at Sherman when he was shot."


IN: Two shot in Eastside robbery bid: "A 17-year-old and a 20-year-old were both in critical condition after shooting each other on the Eastside last night during an apparent robbery attempt, police said. Kevryn Gaines-Dukes told police he was leaving his apartment at 9226 Sussex Terrace at 9:50 p.m. when the masked juvenile approached him with a gun in the hallway, according to an Indianapolis Metro police report. Gaines-Dukes said the 17-year-old was trying to rob him and the two exchanged gunfire. Gaines-Duke said he shot the juvenile in the neck. The boy was unconscious and wearing a black mask in the hallway when police arrived. Gaines-Dukes had gunshot wounds to the left shoulder and abdomen. Both victims were taken to Wishard Memorial Hospital in critical condition."

AR: Suspect shot during attempted robbery of restaurant: "An off-duty police officer shot one of two men who were attempting to rob a Jonesboro restaurant early Monday, police said. Patrolman Bobby Duff of the Arkansas State University Police Department and his girlfriend were the only customers in the International House of Pancakes, 2411 South Caraway Road, when the masked intruders entered the restaurant shortly after 4 a.m., Jonesboro police reported. One man, armed with a semiautomatic pistol, pointed the gun at the store manager, demanding that she open the cash register, Duff said. The second man, armed with a bat, saw the customers, pointed the bat at them and ordered them to drop their cell phones, put their hands up and get on the floor. “Duff stated that he then raised his weapon, fired two rounds, hitting the subject with the bat. “He then turned toward the subject with the pistol pointed at the manager, fired a third round"


Do you lose your rights when you fly?: "Hand grenades? Come on. Most reasonable people would agree it’s wise for the federal government to impose rules against carrying certain things, like explosives, aboard an airplane. But what about a weapon for personal protection? If a terrorist sneaks a box-cutter onto a plane, wouldn’t you want to have your handgun handy?”


Chicago defends disarmament while neighborhood violence unchecked: "While the City of Chicago is currently in federal court stubbornly defending its new gun ordinance, data reveals that the city’s United Center Park is the most dangerous neighborhood in the country, a situation that reeks of hypocrisy, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. ‘The city’s new gun ordinance is deliberately designed to discourage citizens from obtaining handguns for personal protection,’ noted CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb.”

WA: Shooting ruled self-defense in drug related home invasion: "Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said Monday the shooting during the attempting home-invasion robbery was justifiable self-defense. The gunfire erupted Thursday night when a group of six people showed up at a Lakebay house in the 19100 block of Second Street. Investigators believe the group had been at the house earlier to purchase Oxycontin. The confrontation quickly escalated into a gun battle, as the drug buyers blasted away with guns and shotguns, and the occupants of the home returned fire. When it was all over, more than 50 shots were fired, one of the robbers was killed, and two people were hospitalized. One of the homeowners, a 28-year-old man, was wounded in the shoulder. Left dead was Rhett Whitchurch, 44, of White Center."


NC: Aggressive neighbor shot, then charged with assault: "Police responded to a report of gunshots. When they arrived on the scene, Ricky Clyde Blattau said he shot Reginald Eugene Miller in self-defense, according to a press release from Cherryville Police. Miller, 44, had a gunshot wound to his upper arm. He was treated at Cleveland Regional Hospital and released. Blattau told police that he went to the mobile home park with his girlfriend who lives next door to Miller. The couple drove up and Miller instantly grabbed a pipe and approached them, the press release states. Miller swung the pipe at the couple, and Blattau pulled out a .22-caliber handgun and shot the man. Police picked up Miller Saturday and charged him with assault"


WI: Gals with guns — these “divas” are armed: "When Judy Rhodes founded a group more than a decade ago to encourage women to shoot and hunt, her own outsized personality guaranteed that members would be a force to be reckoned with in the outdoors. The group — DIVA … Women Outdoors Worldwide — now counts more than 1,500 members around the world. Rhodes, the daughter of a Texas rancher who learned how to handle a BB gun at age 4, said that about half of the women who join also have strong outdoors backgrounds, while the other half haven’t picked up a gun before.”


Florida Open Carry holds events across central Florida: "Open carry gun rights supporters met Saturday on public fishing piers in Tampa and Daytona Beach, FL for a morning of fishing and to exercise their right to bear arms. The Florida Open Carry movement started holding open carry & fishing events immediately after the United States Supreme Court clarified that the Second Amendment protects a fundamental right for the individual to keep and bear arms for self defense. The high court also held that the Second Amendment is incorporated to the states. This requires that state and local governments protect your right to own and carry firearms without undue restrictions. Much like the right to free speech, the right to bear arms has now been recognized as a civil right.”