Virginia Mother Sentenced to 21 Months for Marijuana Use and Gun Ownership

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for using marijuana while owning a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. Deja Taylor's son took her handgun to school and shot his first-grade teacher in January, seriously wounding her. Taylor still faces a separate sentencing for felony child neglect. The teacher is suing the school system for $40 million, alleging that administrators ignored multiple warnings that the boy had a gun.