The murder trial of the former editor of Guns Ammo magazine was declared a mistrial when the jury could not reach a verdict on Wednesday. A new trial for the former editor, Richard Erick Venola of Golden Valley, is scheduled for Feb. 26. He is charged with second-degree murder in the May 2 shooting death of an unarmed neighbor, James Patrick O’Neill, 39. The prosecutor, Rod Albright, said during the trial that both men were drunk and argued before the shooting. Ron Gilleo, a lawyer for Mr. Venola, said his client shot Mr. O’Neill in self-defense, believing that Mr. O’Neill was going to get a gun to shoot him.

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