Bungled burglary.(Exercising the right: "... the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.")

About a decade ago, Bee Her, a Hmong refugee, opened the Long Chang Market in Sacramento, California. His store sells such items as rice, canned goods and videos primarily to a Hmong, Mien and Laotian clientele. In recent months, the store has been burglarized on several occasions. Tired of the break-ins, Bee Her's father, Chong Her, began sleeping in the store at night to defend it.

At around 3 a.m. on March 6, Chong Her was awakened by the clatter of an air conditioning duct falling into the store, after which two men dropped into the building and rushed toward him. Grabbing a shotgun, Chong fired two shots at the intruders, killing both. He later told authorities that he saw the legs of a third intruder dangling from the air conditioning vent. That accomplice escaped.

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