The Right Kind of Gun Control

This is my kind of gun control:

A home invasion early Wednesday morning ended with two of the intruders dead and a third in custody after one of the residents opened fire with a shotgun.

Travis Earle Anderson, 22, and his brother, Marshall Lashaun Anderson, 28, both of Spartanburg, died after William Rodney Thomas shot them after they broke into the house at 76 Lawrence St. and attacked his roommate, Lee Timothy Freeman.

A Lyman police officer responding to a call at about 2:40 Wednesday morning found Marshall Anderson lying on top of his brother at the bottom of the deck steps at the rear of the home. Travis Anderson died at the scene, while Marshall Anderson died at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Lyman Police Chief Scott Suttles said.

Spartanburg County Coroner's Investigator Mike Shaw said that Travis Anderson died of a shotgun blast to the chest. Marshall Anderson was shot in the right arm and bled to death, Shaw said.

Lest you think I'm being mean and cruel, here's what happened:

The Anderson brothers and Oglesby were armed with handguns, according to a police report. After they broke into the house, one of the Andersons whipped the 21-year-old Freeman with a pistol, opening a severe cut on his forehead, the report stated.

Thomas, also 21, was in his bedroom and grabbed his shotgun when he heard the commotion, Suttles said. When Travis Anderson opened the bedroom door, Thomas fired the shot that hit him in the chest and then closed the door.

Marshall Anderson then came through the door, and Thomas shot him, Suttles said.

Oglesby fired a shot at Thomas before fleeing, according to a police report. It is unclear whether Thomas returned fire at Oglesby.

This kind of gun control also cuts down on the recidivism rate.