Okla. Woman Shoots, Kills Intruder: 911 Operators Say It's OK to Shoot
By Kevin Dolak and Ryan Owens, Good Morning America
A young Oklahoma mother shot and killed an intruder to protect her 3-month-old baby on New Year's Eve, less than a week after the baby's father died of cancer...

Syracuse police: Armed robber meets armed store clerk; clerk wins
By Robert A. Baker, Syracuse Post-Standard (NY)
A masked man armed with a knife was no match this afternoon for a Syracuse store employee armed with a rifle, Syracuse police said...

Armed pizza deliveryman shoots, wounds would-be robber
By Kevin McKenzie, Memphis Commercial Appeal (TN)
A Papa John's Pizza delivery driver told police that he drew his own handgun and shot a gunman who tried to rob him Thursday night in southeast Memphis...

Woman fires gun to ward off man trying to steal her car, Akron police say
By Phil Trexler, Akron Beacon Journal (OH)
Outside Shirley Bennett's home in Lakemore hangs a sign that reads: Forget about the dog, beware of the owner. She very well could make a similar sign for her SUV...

Rifle scares off would-be thief in garage Paris TN man's garage
By Ron Park, Paris Post-Intelligencer (TN)
A Paris man allegedly caught another Paris man breaking into his Depot Street garage early Sunday morning and managed to keep him at the scene until authorities arrived...

Self-defense shooting thwarts burglary, appears legal
By Jim Mustain, Columbus Ledger Enquirer (GA)
Aside from a 9 mm pistol and 16 years of military experience, Sgt. 1st Class Eddie Waiters was on his own in the wee hours of Tuesday morning when an intruder shattered his window and tried to open the front door of his house...

Liquor store owner defends himself against thieves who fired first
Bellville News Democrat (IL)
A robber shot at a Venice liquor store owner's head, missed and almost shot his accomplice just before the owner pulled a weapon and shot the accomplice, police said.