This may be the best example yet of vigilante kentism.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/wife-charged-after-husband-shoots-lover/20070330232509990001...

The point is that things may not be as they appear, but that bullet
ain't coming back~!
Good thing he was packing~! Good thing he just happened to have his
trusty gub~!
The killer ought to have been charged, also~!
I'm awaiting the stupid remark that he had it coming to him.
: ) Lala

Hobbs, New Mexico

From KAMC of March 30, 2007
Elderly Hobbs Man Shoots Intruder

Hobbs police say they rarely hear of burglaries when people are home and
it`s even rarer for a victim to fire shots.

Residents of Hobbs say Jerald Hanson has been around the town forever. He's
a guy you can see riding around town on his motorcycle who never puts up
with much from anybody. He's known by most as Pac Rat but ever since early
Friday morning he's been known for a lot more.

"Lying in bed, heard some funny noises you know? And this guy was in my
house. He had a knife and he says give me all your money or I`ll kill you!
That`s where he made a mistake, he started counting it. It just gave me
enough time to go under my pillow and get my gun. I shot at him."

That's the account from Hanson after police say 36 year old Rodney Rudy
broke into his home around 3:30 Friday morning.

Mobile, Alabama

From the Mobile Press-Register of March 30, 2007
Armed woman holds suspected burglar

A mother who had just dropped off her daughters at school Wednesday
morning held a suspected robber at gunpoint after she returned home to find
him in her south Mobile driveway, Mobile police said.

Lelia Richardson left her Parkway Drive home at about 7 a.m. to take her
two daughters to school, police spokesman Officer Eric Gallichant said
Thursday.

When she returned about 50 minutes later, she saw an unfamiliar car under
her carport and the door to her home open. The door frame was busted and
splintered from where someone had apparently kicked it in, Richardson said.

"That's when I knew exactly what was going on," Richardson said. "I called
911 before I got out of the car and then I got my pistol ... just in case he
tried to do something to me."

Richardson pulled into her driveway and blocked in the unknown car and a
man she had "never seen before in my life" walked out of her home, she said.

"I saw him coming out of the house, and he walked up toward me to see who
I was and that's when it all happened," Richardson said.

Athens, Alabama

From the Decatur Daily of March 30, 2007
Burglary halted with a gun

Athens man captures suspect, accidentally shoots window of neighboring
cleaners

After two nights of someone breaking into his downtown business and
stealing antiques, Steve Bauer armed himself with a plastic cola bottle and
a .44 Magnum and spent Wednesday night at his office.

Bauer's son knew his father was staying the night at the office to protect
his property.

"My son was leaving his girlfriend's house about midnight and saw all the
cop cars," Bauer said. "He said he thought, 'Daddy's done shot somebody.' "

Bauer, 51, put the cola bottle at the back door so it would make a noise
when opened. He laid on a cot in a room adjacent to his office, the gun
within reach.

His office, Steve Bauer Properties, is a house on North Clinton Street
across from Calvin's Cleaners.

"I fell asleep sometime after 11," he said. "I woke up when I heard the
bottle fall. I could hear papers shuffling in my office."

Cullman, Alabama

From the Cullman Times of March 30, 2007
Man shot, killed by ex-wife

Local authorities were still investigating Thursday the death of a Welti
man, who was allegedly shot four times by his ex-wife, according Sheriff's
reports.

Sheril Dingler, 38, of Welti, allegedly shot her former husband,
38-year-old Rickey A. Dingler, with a .40-caliber Glock late Wednesday at
her son's home.

The shots were allegedly fired after Mr. Dingler reportedly kicked in the
front door of the residence, which Mrs. Dingler had fled to during a heated
argument with her former husband.

Mr. Dingler died on the scene.

According to Sheriff Tyler Roden, Mrs. Dingler was not arrested or charged
for the shooting on the grounds it may have been an act of self defense.

"She was treated for injuries," he said. "We are still investigating it at
this time, and we'll make a determination later."

According to reports, while the two were divorced, they lived together at
a residence about 200 yards from the scene of the shooting.

Lynden, Washington

From Seattle's KIROtv.com of March 29, 2007
Good Samaritan Kills Dog That Attacked Woman In Lynden

Lynden police said a man who shot a dog had a concealed weapons permit and
fired in self defense.

Two boxers had attacked a woman at a bus stop Wednesday and the man
stopped to help.

Police Chief Jack Foster said the man had kicked at the dogs until they
started to run away, but one returned and attacked the man, so he fired in
self defense.

The dogs apparently broke out of their kennel in a yard a couple blocks
away.

From Little Rock's CWArkansas.com of March 30, 2007
Homeowner Kills Suspect

A North Little Rock neighborhood that's out of control. That's what some
people are saying after an overnight shooting in the Rose City area that
left one man dead. But North Little Rock police believe it's a case of
self-defense.

Mickie Brown likes her neighborhood, one that is usually quiet the silence
broken by gunfire early this morning. "Shocked I thought I slept through
this. I live across the street, one of the bullets could have ricocheted and
hit me," says Brown.

North Little Rock police say someone was trying to break into a car parked
in front of a house. When the homeowner came out, he was armed and
approached the man. The suspect fired at him and the homeowner shot back...
21 year old Bernard Robinson died on the steps of this vacant home a block
away. "They need more patrol, watch more and cut down on the gang bangers,"
says Brown.

North Platte, Nebraska

From the North Platte Bulletin of March 28, 2007
NP woman shoots, kills intruder Wednesday morning

A 19-year-old North Platte woman shot and killed an intruder in her home
early Wednesday morning.

According to Lt. Rick Ryan of the North Platte police, the woman - Tiffany
Howell, 312 N. Poplar - heard what sounded like footsteps outside her
boyfriend's trailer home at 2801 West 19th Street sometime after 2 a.m.
Wednesday.

The woman grabbed a Ruger Mini-14 rifle, a .223-caliber, and walked to the
front door.

Ryan said the 37-year-old intruder, David Allen, 37, entered the house
through the front door and had words with the woman. She pointed the gun at
him and ordered him to leave, according to Ryan, which only angered Allen.

Ryan said Allen continued to walk toward Howell who then pulled the
trigger, hitting Allen in the torso.

The man continued toward Howell so she fired again, Ryan said. It was not
immediately clear how many times Howell shot Allen but he dropped onto his
side in the trailer's living room.

Rogers, Arkansas

From Northwest Arkansas' NWAonline.com of March 27, 2007
Man Shoots Intruder

A confrontation between a man in his home and an intruder ended badly
Monday night -- for the intruder.

Joshua Nicholson, 26, 425 Sheppard Road in Avoca, was asleep when someone
broke into his home through the back door, according to a Benton County
Sheriff's Office news release.

Upon hearing a disturbance, Nicholson grabbed his gun, a .380-caliber
pistol, and walked down the hallway. Nicholson saw a man entering the
residence and fired one shot, believing he hit the man, according to police.

Also in the home at the time were Marty Martin, 31, Nicholson's roommate;
Sarah Enkler, 25, and her two children. Enkler and her two children were
staying at the residence to escape an abusive relationship with her husband,
according to police.

Richard Deshields, 37, Enkler's husband, checked himself into a hospital
in Joplin, Mo., suffering from a gunshot wound. Joplin Police Department
officials contacted the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

Dallas, Texas

From Dallas' NBC5i.com of March 27, 2007
Police: Business Owner Shoots Burglar In Head

Alleged Burglar Listed In Critical Condition

Police say an east Dallas auto-body garage owner shot back at a burglar,
hitting him in the head Tuesday morning.

Following up on an alarm call, the owner pulled into the driveway of his
business at about 6:30 a.m. at Hunnicut Road and Lawnview Avenue still
wearing his pajamas. The owner got out of his vehicle and saw two men
breaking into his business, Underground Bodyworks.

One of the men pulled out a gun and started shooting, and the owner pulled
out his gun and returned fire, officials said. One of the alleged robbers
was shot in the head and was transported to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas
where he is listed in critical condition.

The business owner was able to hold the second man at bay until police
arrived.

Witnesses to the shooting said several shots were fired and that the
business owner did the right thing by returning fire.