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On July 13, John Anderson John Anderson may be:

Science:
  • John H. D. Anderson (1726–1796), Scottish natural philosopher
  • John Anderson (zoologist) (1833–1900), Scottish zoologist
  • John August Anderson (1876–1959), American physicist and astronomer
 of Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 382,872 in 2006,[1] it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 897,752 residents projected to , was confronted on his front porch by his 21-year-old son, Steve, and Carl Billetdoux, Steve's 56-year-old roommate.

Arming himself with a shotgun shotgun: see small arms.
shotgun

Smoothbore shoulder firearm designed to fire a number of pellets, or shot, that cover a large target area after they leave the muzzle. It is used mainly against small game such as birds.
, John Anderson told them to leave. Instead, Billetdoux went to a truck, retrieved his own gun, and returned. He pointed the firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent.  at the father, who fired first, striking Billetdoux in the chest.

Steve Anderson took his wounded friend to a local hospital, where Billetdoux was pronounced dead. Two weeks later, following an investigation of the incident, prosecutors announced that no charges would be filed against the elder Anderson. They described it as "a classic case of self-defense."
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Title Annotation:Exercising The Right
Author:Lee, Robert W.
Publication:The New American
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 18, 2004
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