To some, he is a frightening menace. To others, he is the local mascot. But, to one family, he is just a pet, Kitty. Kitty, the 400 pound lion, who stays in a 300 square foot cage, may not be able to stay in that location much longer.

A three-year-old boy has shot a man dead in California, the AP reports. The toddler on Wednesday used a . 38-caliber weapon to shoot Luis Fernando Zepeda-Silva, a Guatemala immigrant who recently arrived in the U. S. Police reports say the boy found the revolver in the bedroom when his mother was feeding his one-year-old sister. His two aunts were playing cards when he moved into the living room playing with the weapon.

Police have arrested an elderly farmer after he fires a warning shot at a dog harassing his sheep. It took six police cars to arrest Frank Cook, 77, after he fired at a dog to keep it from harming his lambs, in an incident drawing criticism in what many call an exaggeration of police power.

The Russian who designed the most popular assault rifle ever made says the use of his gun in Iraq proves it is still superior to other weapons. Mikhail Kalashnikov says, "Even after lying in a swamp you can pick up this rifle, aim it and shoot. That's the best job description there is for a gun. Real soldiers know that and understand it. "

Fighting to the death was a real possibility for a couple in Mexico who sparred until their house blew up from a homemade gasoline bomb. Reuters, citing Milenio newspaper, reports that Juan Espinosa and Irma Contreras fired guns, threw knives and threw homemade bombs.