MILWAUKEE — Sen. Barack Obama this morning commented on Thursday's shootings at Northern Illinois University, as he also discussed his views on gun laws. The Illinois Democrat, talking for the first time about the shootings in his home state, said during a news conference that he had talked to the school's president this morning. "My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those who were killed and those who were injured … when a madman walked into a... (GunPolicy.org)