Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

To the DGC, that is...

First off, readers Max and greg both sent in this one from Washington State:

Tacoma homeowner opens fire on burglars; 1 dead, 1 wounded

TACOMA, Wash. -- Tacoma police are calling a fatal shooting self defense after a homeowner shot two burglars who were trying to break into his home, killing one burglar and wounding the other.

The incident happened around 4:40 a.m. Monday at a home in the 400 block of South 38th Street.

Multiple aggressors at a time when it's not beyond the realm of possibility that someone might be up and about. That's rather scary. The homeowner in question had been the victim of previous burglaries, so when he heard the noise he armed himself and went to investigate. Upon meeting the goblins, even though he was armed they charged him - and got a face full of hot lead for their troubles.

Which is as it should be.

Dead Goblin Count: 160

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And Steve in TN sends in another story from his home state of Tennessee:

Police interview man who shot, killed alleged home invader

The front door of Edward L. Williams’ home at 1703 26th Ave. N. hung open mid-Monday afternoon while the dead body of an unidentified man was inside and surgeons at a nearby hospital worked to save another man’s life.

Police responded to a “shots fired” call at Williams’ home just after 2 p.m. Monday. Later at the scene, Williams, 42, told police the two men entered his home, hit him with a tire iron and were possibly attempting to rob him when he then armed himself with a handgun and shot at the alleged intruders.

Again, we see multiple invaders, although in this case it was in the middle of the afternoon. Perhaps these two choirboys didn't expect to run into the homeowner - but then again, why did they have a tire iron? In any case, they illustrate the first rule of goblinhood:

Never bring a tire iron to a gunfight...

Dead Goblin Count: 161

That is all.