North Carolina: Daylight robber shot at: "Statesville officers drove slowly and watched closely as they patrolled the neighborhood where gunshots erupted along School Street on Wednesday afternoon. A day care center is just yards away. Margaret Campbell, a concerned neighbor, said, "It's dangerous for the day care and the neighbors. I'm a senior citizen I can't walk fast, much less run." Detectives said the frightening incident started when a man with a gun broke into a house, demanded money and then fired a warning shot. That's when a robbery turned into a shootout. According to detectives, the gunman shot at the house while he ran away. At the same time, two of the victims inside shot at the robber.... Detectives said they're following leads and hope to have a suspect and make an arrest soon."


Tennessee: Robber shot with own gun: "One person was shot today during an alleged kidnapping and robbery which unfolded at an Oak Street address. The victim of the kidnapping and robbery was apparently the person who struggled with one of the alleged offenders and caused a gun to go off. Luis Velasquez was found bleeding from his head and face, according to reports. Josh Dunn, 20, has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and especially aggravated robbery. A second suspect has not been charged; however, warrants are pending against Josh Snyder, 19. Snyder was reportedly shot when Velasquez began to try to wrestle the gun away from Snyder. According to reports, the suspects went to Velasquez' door and asked him to help them jump start a vehicle. One of the suspects pulled a gun, then forced Velasquez back into his home. At that point, Dunn and Snyder allegedly demanded money from Velasquez. Reports indicated the suspects began to beat Velasquez after he stated he had only a small amount of cash. During the alleged beating, Snyder apparently cut his hand and had placed the gun under his arm while attempting to clean blood from his hand. Velasquez then went for the gun and it discharged, according to reports. Snyder did not suffer life-threatening injury."


MO: House vote favors guns in cars: "The House gives first-round approval to a bill blocking store owners from barring guns in their customers' parked cars. It's designed to clarify a law allowing Missourians to carry concealed weapons. That law allows businesses to bar guns from their premises. It has sometimes been interpreted to include parking lots. Bill supporters say it's possible for Missourians to be barred from taking their gun into a store and prohibited from leaving it in a vehicle while they shop. Employers could still prevent employees from having a gun in company-owned vehicles. The measure also includes a provision that makes it harder for someone who is injured during a crime to sue the store in which the crime happened."


Australia's gun bans useless: "Academics have released startling new evidence about the impact of Australian gun laws, and argue that future public policy must differentiate between what does and does not work. In a new peer-reviewed study, Dr Samara McPhedran from the School of Psychology, and her colleague Dr Jeanine Baker, who also hold executive positions in the International Coalition for Women in Shooting and Hunting, show that the accumulated studies on Australia's 1996 gun bans and half billion dollar 'buyback' do not point to an impact. The authors say that this provides a clearer foundation for evidence based policy development, particularly within the area of suicide prevention."