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Photo courtesy of Oleg Volk) Two recent stories serve as reminders that while it’s great when the “good guys” win, there still can be a personal price to pay. Sugar Land, Texas – Working the night-shift as a computer technician paid off when James Arther awoke to his dog barking around noon. Alarmed by the barking, he retrieved his 9mm handgun just in case: "I opened my bedroom door and saw the guy," said James. "It looked like he was running towards me with a weapon like a screwdriver and I was scared." Arther shot the intruder once in the...