COLUMBUS, GA - One Columbus homeowner took full advantage of his second amendment rights this morning.
Officials say he shot a man allegedly trying to break into his home on Woodland Drive around 2:30 this morning.
"Georgia law says that you can own a handgun in your home and in your vehicle as an extension as your home," Major Randy Robertson with the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office says.
After shooting the man in the leg, the homeowner and Fort Benning Soldier called police. When they arrived on scene they were able to take the suspect into custody in a neighboring vacant lot.
Melvin Jones was taken to the Medical Center where he is listed in unsatisfactory condition. He is charged with burglary.
The homeowner has not been charged.
http://www.wltz.com/story/16533567/columbus-resident-shoots-home-invader
Texas City girl scares burglars away with dad's gun
Monday, January 16, 2012
TEXAS CITY, TX (KTRK) -- Officials said a teen in Texas City was alone when a pair of intruders broke into her family's house, but she turned the tables on the suspects by grabbing her father's handgun.
It happened Saturday afternoon at the 15-year-old's home on Meadowlark.
Texas City police said it wasn't a home invasion. They believe it was a burglary and the goal was to steal the family's truck. But the would-be thieves had a spunky high school freshman standing in their way.
"She says she was in the bathroom showering and when she came out she met two intruders inside her house," neighbor Anthony Campbell said. "She run and got her dad's gun. And when she come out, they saw her with the gun and took off."
Police say one suspect ran into the garage and tried to start her father's pickup. The girl told investigators she followed him in there, pointed the gun at him and he ran away.
The other man ran too, but they were able to ransack the house.
"She was hysterical, crying and stuff," neighbor Raylene Morgan said.
Morgan said the girl is smart and an A student, but the confrontation left her upset.
"[I] went over and embraced her. Gave her a hug," Morgan said.
Fortunately, no one was injured.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8505733
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