(WHEC-TV) Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard says a resident of a home confronted two burglars with a semi-automatic assault rifle and scared the would-be burglars off. It happened around midnight Tuesday. Chief Sheppard says the weapon is legal and is legally owned by the resident.

It’s the style of gun that the homeowner used that some anti-gun advocates say shouldn’t even be available. Read more…

Police claim the thugs were armed with BB guns. Since the perps have not been apprehended and the weapons have not been recovered, I gather they must have clairvoyants on their payroll these days (or maybe they called the Psychic Connection).