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SD man gets 5 years for manslaughter sentence
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Sioux Falls man accused of driving drunk and killing a woman on a motorcycle has been sentenced to five years in prison.
• Forty-one-year-old Darren Boomgarden earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter and second-offense drunken driving.
• Boomgarden acknowledged drinking alcohol and taking a prescription sleep aid before driving to a fast food restaurant on July 28 and striking a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was injured, while 36-year-old passenger Tracy Handel died.
• Boomgarden faced up to 30 years in prison as part of the plea deal, but local media report that the victim's family asked the judge for leniency, saying they want Boomgarden to learn from his mistake and seek help.
• Boomgarden wept in court as he apologized to the victim's family.
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AP News in Brief
Japan, Switzerland, Brazil: 3 approaches to gun control, 3 very different results
• OOI, Japan (AP) -- After a tragedy like the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, it's a statistic that is always trotted out. Compared to just about anywhere else with a stable, developed government -- and many countries without even that -- the more than 11,000 gun-related killings each year in the United States are simply off the charts.
• To be sure, there are nations that are worse. But others see fewer gun homicide deaths in one year than the 27 people killed Dec. 14 in Newtown, Connecticut.
• As Americans debate gun laws, people on both sides point to the experiences of other countries to support their arguments. Here's a look at two success stories -- with two very different ways of thinking about gun ownership -- and one cautionary tale.
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• JAPAN -- THE NANNY STATE
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• Obama says advocates of gun control have to listen more - and, yes, he has fired a gun himself
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