 | Neighbors caught in the crossfire of shootout (LA)
OpSD --"But Abraham says his brother was only carrying $50, and so when the robbers demanded more, his brother pulled out his own gun to defend himself. 'What happened wasn't just some gunfight; it was a matter of life and death situation.'"
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| Resident Shoots Apartment Intruder to Death (TX)
OpSD --"Cruz ran into his apartment and was followed by Hill, who forced his way into the unit, according to investigators.
After Hill entered the home, deputies say Cruz shot and killed him."
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| Would-be robber flees store after employee shoots him (CA)
OpSD --"The man entered the Y and M Market in the 1500 block of Second Street about 10:40 a.m. and brandished a handgun. Gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and a store employee and the suspect was shot ..."
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| Newslinks for Thursday, August 21
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • We need guns, not gun laws
• David Olofson Update
• I don't carry a gun…
• Selling the 'Reason' Not the 'Right'
• Gun Rights on Trial
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • CA: Would-be robber flees store after employee shoots him
• LA: Neighbors caught in the crossfire of shootout
• TX: Resident Shoots Apartment Intruder to Death
From the Enemy Camp • Second Annual God Not Guns Sabbath Sept 26-28, 2008
News from the Campaign Trail • WV: Walker endorsed by NRA-PVF
Brave New Schools and Campuses • School puts together sensible gun policy
• TX: Harrold school district's gun policy violates law, group says
• TX: Perry says school districts should decide own gun rules
The "Authorities" • NY: 2 cops are charged in Bronx road rage pistol-whip
• NY: Cop's The 'Inside Dope'
• PA: Former Chief Sentenced For Losing Evidence
From the States • AR: Siloam Springs Teen Experiences D.C. Through NRA Program
• CA: Speed shooters pistol-to-pistol near Piru
News and Views From Abroad • UK: Sotheby's To Sell British Guns
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| | 2 Shot In Apparent Apartment Break-In (IN)
OpSD --"'There was possibly a break-in through the rear of the house,' said IMPD Detective Kevin Duley. 'Two occupants were in the apartment at the time of the break-in.' Police said they think the two men traded shots. ..."
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| Family Fights Back In Home Invasion (KS)
OpSD --"'These guys had us in there for about 20 minutes. One of them came outside and tried to get in my Escalade. When that guy went outside, my brother, who was here with me, jumped up and grabbed the gun from him. I went downstairs and grabbed my gun, and the shootout was on after that,' the man said."
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| Minot Shooting Called Self-Defense (ND)
OpSD --"'The altercation blossomed into the gun shot victim brining a large metal pipe of some kind, allegedly, and swinging it at this lady's husband. She was in fear of his life and therefore she took the gun she had in her pocket out and fired four rounds,' says Det. Sundbakken."
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| Newslinks for Wednesday, August 20
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • 'Guns in the hands of good people'
• Progress: Examples of unbiased media coverage of church security subject in wake of TN church attack
• Bid to allow guns in national parks
• Winchester Model 12
• DC: Ricky, Get Yer Gun
• ID: Red's Holds Ribbon Cutting at New Location
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • IN: 2 Shot In Apparent Apartment Break-In
• KS: Family Fights Back In Home Invasion
• ND: Minot Shooting Called Self-Defense
From the Enemy Camp • Billboard to host new gun-control 'ad'
• Brady Campaign Praises Representative Kirk For Bill That Would Close Background Check Loophole
• New York Mayor, Illinois Congressman Tout Gun Bill
• Texas Plan For Guns In School May Not Comply With State Law
• NY: Community encouraged to attend Gun Violence Task Force meeting
News from the Campaign Trail • New York mayor 'happy' to advise next president
• IL: Kirk gets boost from N.Y.'s Bloomberg on gun-control stance
• NY: Race in the 117th Assembly
The "Authorities" • We're the Only Ones Priceless Enough
• KY: Jury Awards Louisville Woman In Police Brutality Case
• NY: Records missing in gun probe
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| | Elderly Woman Grabs Gun, Holds Would-Be Burglar At Bay (PA)
OpSD --An 85-year-old great-grandmother from Lake Lynn, Fayette County kept an alleged burglar at bay using a .22-caliber pistol. According to police, a 17-year-old suspect was attempting to burglarize Leda Smith overnight. That's when Smith grabbed her gun and told the teen that she would shoot him if he moved, police said. "I had the gun on him before he turned around and said, 'you've had it,' " Smith told Channel 11-News.
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| Lufkin shooting victim hailed hero, Hudson man charged with capital murder (TX)
OpSD --"He was a true hero," Minefee said. "He saved his girlfriend's life and possibly others who would have been here."
Lufkin police have charged Brian Martin Womack, 19, of Hudson with capital murder. Womack is recovering from surgery at a local hospital where he is being kept under police guard.
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| Newslinks for Tuesday, August 19
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • AZ: Losing rights serious business
• Fear the Government That Fears Your Gun
• MA: Recording a Traffic Stop in MA Will Land You in the Slammer
Armed Self-Defense *Works* • PA: Elderly Woman Grabs Gun, Holds Would-Be Burglar At Bay
• TX: Lufkin shooting victim hailed hero, Hudson man charged with capital murder
News and Views of The 'NRA Mole' • Senior Advisor To John McCain Oversaw Gun Lobby Office That Hired Spy
Self-Defense In the News • LA: WomenOnGuard.com Donates Pepper Spray Again, This Time to Louisiana
Right to Carry • FL: Florida Firms Fight to Keep Gun-Free Workplace
• GA: GCO files Freedom of Information Act Request with TSA
• MI: 75 open carriers have nice picnic in Michigan public park
News from the Campaign Trail • AK: Obama’s gun plan
• IL: Obama vulnerable on Chicago crime?
• KS: Longshot, Or Sensible Pick?
• MN: If nothing else, let’s talk politics, guns
Brave New Schools and Campuses • AZ: Lawmaker lauds decision to allow teachers to carry guns
• CO: Group readies plan for packing heat on CU campus
News and Views On Restoring Self-Defense to National Park Visitors • Bid to allow guns in national parks
The "Authorities" • Formal Declaration Between U.S., Mexico Governors to Use ATF Project Gunrunner, eTrace Investigative Tool
• Bad Calls: How Do Error-Prone 911 Operators Keep Their Jobs?
• Jury Nulification Nulified
• MI: ATF Arrests Revoked Gun Dealer
• NJ: Area Police Armed to the Hilt
From the States • MO: Anti-gunners need to use more caution
• TN: Why do we make it easy for killers to get guns?
• WY: Soldiers fire away in shootout
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Resident Shoots Apartment Intruder to Death (TX)
• Would-be robber flees store after employee shoots him (CA)
• Neighbors caught in the crossfire of shootout (LA)
• 2 Shot In Apparent Apartment Break-In (IN)
• Minot Shooting Called Self-Defense (ND)
• Family Fights Back In Home Invasion (KS)
• Elderly Woman Grabs Gun, Holds Would-Be Burglar At Bay (PA)
• Lufkin shooting victim hailed hero, Hudson man charged with capital murder (TX)
• Police: Woman Kills Boyfriend In Self-Defense (LA)
• Police: Hemet Woman, 93, Misfires At Burglar (CA)
• Suspected Car Burglar Shot by Owner (MS)
• No Charges in Deadly Shooting (KY)
• Girl remains in critical condition after pit bull attack (AK)
• State says killing of bear was justified (CT)
• Four Shot in Jewelry Store Shootout (IL)
• Houstonian shoots accused intruder (TX)
• Ohio CHL-holder defends life when ambushed in broad daylight (OH)
• Police: Locksmith Shoots Robber In Head (PA)
• Would-be robbers flee shots (OH)
• Would-be pizza parlor robber flees in face of .357 magnum (FL)
• Home Invader Dead: Two On The Run (FL)
• Manhunt on for 2 suspects in deadly home invasion (AZ)
• Shooting victim killed after robbery attempt (GA)
• Suspected Teen Burglar Shot By Elderly Homeowner (GA)
• Camper Shoots At Burglar (SD)
• Detroit man shoots pit bull attacking grandson; bullet passes through dog, wounding boy, (MI)
• Guard wounds teen after 3 shot at Hayward bar (CA)
• Homeowner shoots suspected burglar (TX)
• First suspect, then victim: shooting said self-defense (CA)
• Man is shot and killed in Goochland County (VA)
• Bank customer shoots gunman after robbery (MO)
• Robber in critical condition after being shot by Jacksonville handyman (FL)
• Suspect killed in robbery at Houston family's business (TX)
• Clearwater homeowner shoots intruder (FL)
• Woodland Hills intruder shot, killed (CA)
• Fla. man says he shot pit bull when it latched onto his dog's neck; pit bull later put down (FL)
• Crawfordville business owner defended himself from would-be robbers (FL)
• Kingsland man shoots suspected burglar (TX)
• Man shoots mountain lion (SD)
• Burglary suspect shot while choking homeowner (AR)
• 84-year-old man wounds intruder (PA)
• Police: Lowhill man chases 'exterminators' with knife, gun (PA)
• Juneau man shoots bear who enters home (AK)
• Man Shot & Killed in Self-Defense (KY)
• Sheriff: Immigrant shot burglar teen (TX)
• Home invasion suspect shot, killed by resident; four others arrested (FL)
• Robber targets diners in upscale Tacoma restaurant (WA)
• Neighbor Fights off Would-be Grocery Store Burglars (MO)
• Would-Be Burglar Shot (FL)
• No charges filed against man who shot teen (TX)
• Man killed trying to rob home, police say (OH)
• Would-Be Robber Shot, Killed, Police Say (PA)
• Burglar fatally shot by St. Petersburg resident (FL)
• Burglar Shot And Killed (OK)
• Authorities say homeowner shoots intruder (NJ)
• Resident Opens Fire on Apartment Burglars (MS)
• Burglar shot, killed in Park Heights home (MD)
• Clerk shoots at man trying to rob store (SC)
• Marietta resident shoots suspected rabid fox (SC)
• Store Clerk Shoots Teen During Robbery in Memphis (TN)
• Man shoots dog, no charges filed (WY)
• Armed man scares away robber (GA)
• Intruder Killed During Break-In (SC)
• Woman dies; boyfriend claims self-defense (TX)
• Neighbor killed after threats, home invasion (AR)
• Woman, .357 blazing, chases intruders from home (FL)
• Are Utah gun laws effective? (UT)
• Potential victims turned tables on robbery suspects (VA)
• Suspected copper thief shot by Garland store owner's son (TX)
• Avondale man shoots at armed robbers trying to take his baby (AZ)
• Tunnelling would-be burglar thwarted by homeowner (FL)
• Man shot to death in Mesa driveway (AZ)
• Sheriff: Woman Shoots and Kills Husband in Self-Defense in Arkansas (AR)
• Secret Service Agent Fights Off Carjackers (MD)
• Man, 71, shoots accused burglar (MS)
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