 | Flint homeowner shoots and kills teen during alleged break-in, police say (MI)
OpSD --"The homeowner was sleeping when he awoke Tuesday just after midnight to the sound of his home being broken into, police say. The man fired his gun, striking one of the intruders inside the home on Bradley Avenue near Court Street."
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| Jewelry Store Owner Shoots and Kills Burglar With Shotgun, Suspects Family Speaks Out (TX)
OpSD --"Trevino was facing the owner and holding a hammer in his hand. That’s when the owner fired a single shot that police say killed the suspect instantly."
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| Newslinks for Wednesday, April 16
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Alarms being raised over new government ammo buys
• The Second Amendment right to firearms commerce
• Second Amendment Patriot’s Jim Tomes to Speak at NRA Annual Meetings
• Grand Funk Railroad's Mark Farner makes no apology for gun rights anthem; says everyone should be 'packing heat'
Industry News • Freedom Group Killing AAC?
• New from SIG SAUER: Elite Performance Ammunition
• ShootingTheBull410: 9mm Ammo Quest – Winchester Ranger (video story)
Armed Self-Defense vs. Disarmed Defenselessness • MI: Flint homeowner shoots and kills teen during alleged break-in, police say
• TX: Jewelry Store Owner Shoots and Kills Burglar With Shotgun, Suspects Family Speaks Out (video available)
• Defensive gun reports for the month of March
• It Should Have Been A Defensive Gun Use: Florida Bear Attack Edition
Editor's Choice • Ron Paul On Bundy Ranch: Feds Won’t Give Up Easily, May Return With Waco-Like Force
• Daily Digest: Death & Taxes Edition
From the Enemy Camp • Dr. Laura Hayes: I’m OK, You’re A Potential Spree Killer
• Inside the Twisted Mind of a Gun Control Advocate: President Obama Edition
• Michael Bloomberg Is Starting A Gun Control Organization To Take On The NRA
• Michael Bloomberg On Gun Control: 'This Is A Battle For The Hearts And Minds Of America'
• Michael Bloomberg: 'I Have Earned My Place in Heaven'
• The 'public health crisis' that is America's gun culture
Gun Rights Civil Disobedience In the News • CT: Authorities not yet enforcing weapons law
• NY: Angry New Yorkers shred gun registrations in deadline day protests
• NY: Despite deadline, protesters ‘will not comply’ with SAFE Act
• NY: Gun owners shred documents to protest SAFE Act
• NY: Report: Up to one million New York gun owners set to disregard gun control law
Shrieking Hysteria From the Antis • Studs packin' heat
• AK: Second Amendment enforcer
• AZ: Aggressive gun-handler worse than aggressive panhandler
• TN: Open-carry firearms are too provocative
Election News and Views • How did John Boehner's opponent get his campaign ad to go viral? Humor. (+video)
• AR: Colonel Conrad Reynolds Preparing for 2nd Congressional District Race (video available)
• ID: PRIMARY: Back these 6 candidates
• NC: NRA endorses U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis
• PA: Tom Wolf wrong for Pa.
• WA: Dueling Gun Initiatives Could Both Pass
• WA: Wash. gun control backers plan Wednesday event on heels of poll
• WV: Mingo’s Marcum receives ‘A-plus’ from NRA
Politicians and Legislation • ‘Small Arms Treaty’ a violation of rights
• AK: Big ideas, little support for them: But volatile subjects in Legislature did lead to good public involvement
• AK: Coghill’s campus guns bill halted
• CO: Castle Rock council approves open carry special election
• MO: Senate Debates Bill Nullifying Federal Gun Laws
• NY: NY Safe Act's chance of repeal? 'Highly unlikely,' say some behind the effort
• TN: Constitutional Open Carry defeated in House committee
The "Authorities" • Bundy Ranch - What You're Not Being Told (video story)
• Documents: 'Fast and Furious' guns found their way to El Paso and Columbus, NM
• IL: Chicago Police Supt. Blames Lax Gun Laws for Weekend Shootings, Murders
• KS: Wichita Cops Take Aim at Black Men
• MN: North Mankato cop faces drug charges
• NY: Federal Agent Tried to Blame Him for an Accident — Little Did He Know This Key Piece of Evidence Existed
• NY: 'I will never know why I got in the car'
• OH: Timberlake police chief, officer arrested and jailed in Lake County
• PA: Legal experts question prosecuting South Fayette boy for recording bullies
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Comments and Commentary • Unfolding Sharpton snitch scandal could overshadow Yee allegations
• Civil Disobedience Grows as NY “Assault Weapon” Registration Deadline Approaches
• Attack at school in Pennsylvania: Mental illness root of problem
• Perspectives: That’s why we have the Second Amendment
Industry News • "Smart" Guns, Their Surprising Critics, and Powerful Allies
• MAC Confirms TTAG’s Take on the Remington R51 (video story)
• Remington Sells Out To NY For $80 Million "Sniper" Rifles Government Contract
• TROY Pump Action AR-15 – Another Gun Control State Compliant AR-15
Editor's Choice • On Respect for the Law and Respectable Laws
• TTAG Exclusive: Kirsten Joy Weiss Peep Mayhem! (video story)
Court Cases and News • No Justice Stevens, We Don’t Need To “Fix” The Second Amendment
• Stevens’ view of Second Amendment: Part denial, part grudge, all wrong?
• CA: Courts May Favor New California Gun Rights Push
News and Views from the Antis • America needs to find middle ground on gun control issue
• Gabby Giffords: Hold Hearings on 'Preventing Gun Violence Against Women'
• Justice Stevens Tries To Solve Gun Crisis The Dumbest Way Possible
• Moms Demand Action Demand Safety After KC Shooting
News from the Campaign Trail • CO: Mike Kopp Breaks Down His Agenda After Claiming Top Line At GOP Primary Ballot
• MS: As Primary Battle Escalates, Mississippi Tea Party Group Calls On State Chairman To Resign
• NC: Grass Roots North Carolina-PVF Alert 4-13-14: Candidate Recommendations
• NH: The second coming of Scott Brown
• OH: Tea Party Challenger Says Boehner Suffers 'Electile Dysfunction' (video available)
Politicians and Legislation • NY: SAFE Act repeal bills die in Assembly Codes
• RI: Rhode Island: Senate & House Committees to Hear Over a Dozen Gun Bills this Week
The "Authorities" • CO: Henry Ford arrested on child sex charges
• MI: Kalamazoo County sergeant, who had machine gun in locker, handed $250 fine at sentencing
• NJ: NJ Homeowner [Barely] Avoids Jail for Racking Shotgun at Intruders
• TX: Denton sheriff deputy charged with official oppression
• WV: Former police officer indicted on sexting charge
From the States • IL: ISRA URGENT ALERT: Suburban “town hall meetings” turning into recruitment drives for anti-gun activists
• MI: Michigan 2014 Second Amendment March Reminder
• NY: Good Morning to New York’s 1 Million New Illegal Gun Owners
• NY: Growing pains in gun groups
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| | California Jewelry Store Owner Wins Gunfight With Armed Robber (CA)
OpSD --"Two armed men attempted to rob the Hardy Nix Jewelry store, but were met with resistance by an armed owner."
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| Newslinks for Monday, April 14
Firearms, Freedom and General Interest • Why It’s So Hard to Discuss Guns Rationally With Some People
• The “Assault Weapon” Rebellion
• Reflections on Fort Hood Redux
• Blanchard: ‘I Am The Pastor Of Patriots’
• CA: California Jewelry Store Owner Wins Gunfight With Armed Robber
• The Power of Gun-Envy in California
Court Cases and News • Gun rights may return to Supreme Court's agenda
• Justice Stevens thinks he knows how to 'fix' the Second Amendment
• CA: New push on to overturn California 'open carry' ban
• CO: Arguments end gun laws trial; case far from over
• CO: Controversial gun laws under review by federal judge
Escalating Confrontation Between BLM and Ranchers • News Flash: General Bundy Defeats the FedCoats at Bunkerville!
• Why The Feds Chickened Out On A Nevada Ranch
• Is Bundy Ranch Standoff A Warm-Up?
From the Enemy Camp • Anti-gun Democrat caught in massive gun-running conspiracy ring: FBI
• Broaden the debate
• Guns are associated with dramatically increased suicide risk
• CT: State's gun law working as intended
Gun Rights Civil Disobedience In the News • As Many As One Million Armed New Yorkers Are About To Break The Law
• NY: Deadline leaves N.Y. gun owners with a choice
• NY: Deadline looms for SAFE Act assault rifle[sic] registration (video available)
News from the Campaign Trail • ID: Idaho governor candidate A.J. Balukoff spurns NRA questionnaire
• PA: Dem governor hopefuls state stances on guns
Politicians and Legislation • New push in state to carry guns openly
• MO: Missouri Lawmakers Seek To ‘Nullify’ Federal Gun Laws
• TN: Constitutional Carry possible in Tennessee?
• TN: Down to the wire: Tennessee lawmakers' schedule crammed in final days of session
The "Authorities" • IL: Country Club Hills To Pay $700K To Settle Wrongful Shooting Suit
• NJ: Former Plainfield officer sentenced for six years for sex assault, official misconduct
• TN: Knox County Sheriff's Office lieutenant charged with child rape
From the States • GA: Citizens need firearms to defend themselves (second letter)
• TX: Legislature likely to debate open carry, campus carry laws next year
• TX: Texas' open carry ban linked to 'Wild West' days, similar to more liberal states
• VT: Gun control—coming to a town near you
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Latest Armed Self-defense News Stories: • Jewelry Store Owner Shoots and Kills Burglar With Shotgun, Suspects Family Speaks Out (TX)
• Flint homeowner shoots and kills teen during alleged break-in, police say (MI)
• California Jewelry Store Owner Wins Gunfight With Armed Robber (CA)
• 92 Year Old WW2 Vet and Armed Wife Chase Off Armed Robber – “I Was Gonna Work Him Over Real Good” (OH)
• Deputies: Lynnwood homeowner shoots 2 burglars (WA)
• Detroit homeowner opens fire on suspected intruders, kills 1 (MI)
• Entire Family Opens Fire on Early Morning Home Invader (FL)
• Robbery suspect shot after trying to rob store with knife (MO)
• St. James man arrested for burglary (MO)
• Retired nurse gets mob in Detroit to back off, stop beating driver (MI)
• 83-Year-Old Homeowner Shoots Home Invader, Huntsville, Alabama (AL)
• First Defensive Gun Use in Chicago Illinois by Carry Permit Holder! (IL)
• DA finds fatal shooting justified (OK)
• Landowner, neighbor hold robbery suspect at gunpoint (MO)
• Glenville woman confronts alleged intruder with gun (PA)
• Homeowner kills intruder, two others arrested (TX)
• ‘Make My Day’ Law Likely After Homeowner Shoots Burglary Suspect (CO)
• Home invasion in Mercer County results in 2 shot (ND)
• Florida man shoots suspected female intruder, self-defense or homicide? (FL)
• Jet's Pizza deliveryman shoots robbery suspects (MI)
• Detroit homeowner fatally shoots 2 suspected home invaders (MI)
• Detroit homeowner holds teen robber at gunpoint until police arrive (MI)
• POLICE: Man caught shoplifting at Roseville store stabs loss prevention agent with dirty syringe (MI)
• Homeowner in Illinois Shot Man Who Broke Into His Home (IL)
• Intruder calls 911 after getting shot during break-in attempt (LA)
• Sheriff: Corvallis resident who shot intruder was victim (MT)
• Campbell: Man freed in stabbing of 16-year-old after prosecutors agree with self-defense claim (CA)
• Man fatally shot in possible self-defense incident identified (CO)
• Homeowners awake to security alarm, find 2 suspects attempting break-in; homeowner fires at suspects (OK)
• Police: Tulsa Homeowner Shoots At Burglar In His Home (OK)
• Missoula man shot, killed while burglarizing Corvallis home (MT)
• PCSO: Homeowner shot suspect in Apache Junction (AZ)
• St. Charles Twp. homeowner shoots intruder (IL)
• Deputies: Homeowner fatally shoots intruder in north Harris County (TX)
• Gun-toting woman kills intruder in Montgomery County (TX)
• Homeowner shoots armed man in self-defense (FL)
• Man Shoots Neighbor’s ‘Menacing’ Pit Bull In Macomb County (MI)
• Man Who Shot & Killed 2 of 3 Teens Beating Him With Baseball Bat is Being Held in Jail (WI)
• Son Saves His 83 Year Old Mother From Armed Home Invader Using a Gun (TN)
• Fatal shooting in Birmingham ruled justifiable (AL)
• Detroit homeowner shoots at intruders, hitting one in latest home invasion (MI)
• Intruder shot, killed in North Port (FL)
• 81 Year Old Landlord Shoots Boyfriend of Tenant Who Was Allegedly Attacking Girlfriend (FL)
• Washington state girl, 11, shoots cougar that stalked her brother (WA)
• Retired couple, armed, apprehended home intruder (FL)
• Homeowner Holds Burglar at Gunpoint Until He Tried to Run Away… And Got Hypothermia… (MN)
• Livingston PD: Property owner claimed he shot armed robber in self defense (TX)
• Homeowner shoots and kills armed robbery suspect (MI)
• Three Arrested, One Killed When Armed Homeowner Fights Back Against Armed Home Invaders (NC)
• Armed Woman Defends Family From Home Invaders, St. Louis, Mo (MO)
• 15 Year Old Shoots and Kills Man Who Was Trying to Kidnap Woman in Wyoming (WY)
• Homeowner’s friend shoots alleged intruder/robber, sends another fleeing (WA)
• Detroit homeowner kills 1 intruder, wounds another (MI)
• San Jose: Police investigating alleged self-defense fatal shooting in East Foothills (CA)
• Armed elderly woman scares off snow shoveler trying to shake her down (MA)
• Must See Surveillance, Mom Uses Semi Auto Rifle to Defend Children Against 3 Home Invaders (MI)
• Grand jury won't indict man, self-defense cited (OR)
• Holiday shooting in chiropractor's office was self-defense, authorities say (FL)
• Self-defense cited in Flowery Branch shooting (GA)
• Police: Arizona Walmart Shooting Was Self-Defense (AZ)
• Bouncer's killer freed; self-defense declared in deadly downtown stabbing (CA)
• PA man shot dead on Valentine’s Day (TX)
• Calif. man kills suspect in home invasion robbery (CA)
• Man Shot by Homeowner after Allegedly Breaking into Home (OK)
• Houston, TX – Armed Store Clerk Shoots Armed Robber Multiple Times (TX)
• 76 Year Old SC Resident Shoots and Kills Suspect Who Tried to Attack Him With a Stun Gun (SC)
• Orangeburg County woman killed boyfriend in self-defense, sheriff says (SC)
• ‘I’m not a sitting duck’: Woman uses shotgun to send intruders running (CA)
• San Marcos homeowner who killed intruder may not face charges (TX)
• Police: Homeowner fatally wounds intruder near 21st, Grove (KS)
• They Saw Three Teens Trying To Break Into Their Neighbor’s House — Then They Armed Themselves And Confronted The Crooks (AL)
• Machete-Wielding Suspect Gets A 2nd Amendment Lesson When He Targets The Wrong Woman (MI)
• Cops: Burglar shot to death by homeowner on West Side (IL)
• Homeowner Opens Fire on Two Robbery Suspects, Saves Roommate (OH)
• Police: Wayne Court shooting was act of self-defense (AL)
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