IL: New victim disarmament rules take effect: "Stiffer gun and drug laws are among hundreds of new Illinois laws that take effect today. One law requires trigger-lock mechanisms to be included with the sale of any gun. Another bars people from buying stun guns or tasers unless they have a Firearm Owners I-D card. Some crimes involving unlawful use of a weapon will now land offenders in jail, rather than a probation sentence."


Oklahoma realism: "Superintendents and principals would be allowed to carry firearms in school to protect students and teachers if a proposed bill passes in the upcoming legislative session.School boards would have to approve principals and superintendents taking firearms on campus, according to House Bill 2075 filed by Rep. Glen Bud Smithson, D-Sallisaw. Superintendents and principals would be required to have a conceal-carry permit. The proposal allows school administrators to carry weapons only on school property where they are employed, he said. Smithson, a firearms safety instructor and retired police officer, said he wrote the bill at the request of rural school superintendents and principals."


IN: Suspect shot in robbery attempt: "A robbery suspect is in the hospital after attempting to steal from an Elkhart County business. At around 12:30 Monday afternoon a teenager tried to rob the Media Madhouse store on U.S. 20. The teen walked into the store and pointed a gun at an employee. A second employee told the robber he would meet his demands. Instead, he took a gun from behind the counter and shot him in the chest. The robbery suspect was later dropped off at Elkhart General Hospital for treatment."