Student brings gun to school, accidently injures two

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• raises hand* Uh, teacher, why did this student bring a gun to school?

That's a good question. Is this a tragedy or a miracle?

If the two children live, it's a miracle.

Better question

-raises hand- how on earth did he get a gun?

Ha, this nearly happened at my school. Kid brought a gun to school and bragged about it, somebody snitched on 'im, EXPEL'd. Of course in that case he probably got it from his parents and had it for hunting, unlike this thing in LA (probably?).

o.O

City slicker.

Responsible gun user and future owner. Guns are not fucking toys. Two kids might die tonight because of this kid's stupidity.

My teacher once had a student bring a dud grenade to highschool as show and tell.

He got expelled.

What'd he do, flick the safety off before he stuck it in his bag?

Dumbass.

I remember hearing you used to be able to bring firearms to school for purposes of weekend hunting if you left it and the ammo at the school's office, that way when class dismisses for the weekend you can pick your shit up and head out.

Since this is turning into personal stories about guns on campus (despite it being On-Topic conversations), I remember, in my freshman year of High School, some idiot brought a gun to school, showed it to a friend and got the whole place locked down for hours. We know his fate.

Actually, this just reminded me of the time that my dad did a presentation for my middle school history teacher. Brought his gun, bayonet and the works.

^^^I don't think it's uncommon to bring guns to school clandestinely, they're just usually not so fucking stupid about it. Kid at my school only got reported because he was talking about revenge or something.

My high school was put in lockdown because someone brought a gun to school and left it in his car. Someone told about it and it eventually reached the faculty as "someone has a gun in their backpack".

I don't know about guns, but there are a lot of people who carry knives at my school, so there are probably one or two with guns(especially since my school doesn't have a metal detector...yet. But they do have drug dogs.)

I do wish they didn't ban knives in schools. It's odd not being able to carry a pocket knife everywhere.

My high school was put in lockdown because someone brought a gun to school and left it in his car. Someone told about it and it eventually reached the faculty as "someone has a gun in their backpack".

Almost happened at mine too because a dude had an unloaded hunting rifle in the back of his car the day before a 3-day weekend. It's like come on guys, figure it out. We're on the bleeding edge of Flyover Country here.

Putting a loaded firearm in your backpack is pretty damn stupid though, much less leaving it there during school. Never, ever keep a loaded gun somewhere that's not securely fastened and with the trigger guarded, much less in an environment full of impulsive idiot kids.

That too. I'd be okay with having the teachers carrying tasers or something, though. I don't remember if my school's rent-a-cops were armed, but I think they were (didn't see much of them).

Banning pocket knives however is retarded. You can do more damage with pretty much anything in the wood/metal shop if you were so inclined. Hell, you could kill or seriously injure someone with a fucking pencil.

edited 18th Jan '11 5:23:23 PM by Pykrete

Students shouldn't be bringing guns into a classroom, if they're a minor. As someone said earlier, they're not toys.

Dummy grenade at show and tell got someone banned? For what? No explosive charge = no risk, unless you clobber someone with it, and schools are chock-full of stuff you can use as a field-expedient blunt weapon.

Oh wait, it looks like a grenade, cue panic attack.

^^ Pocket knife = utility tool for a variety of little chores, not a deadly weapon. Moreso if it's on a Swiss Army knife or something, plenty of useful little widgets on them besides a small blade - scissors, screwdrivers, pliers, can and bottle opener... I had one in school - no more than 3-inches long and you were fine.

edited 18th Jan '11 3:49:16 PM by pvtnum11

Here are the injuries from what I last heard on the local news: 15 year old boy had his neck grazed. Serious condition. 15 year old girl got the bullet to the head. Critical condition and in surgery,

When I was in high school, I used to keep a Swiss Army Knife in my backpack for practical purposes—quite against the rules of course...and then one day my classroom got hit with a random search, every fifth student, and I escaped scrutiny only because someone ahead of me was absent. I stopped bringing the knife after that.

I have no idea if the thing was loaded. My instincts say no though.

I remember hearing you used to be able to bring firearms to school for purposes of weekend hunting if you left it and the ammo at the school's office, that way when class dismisses for the weekend you can pick your shit up and head out.

I know that my high school allowed you to do this until the mid-90s.

I am kind of glad I don't live in the US, since by the way everyone seems to be walking around armed I may have lost a finger at least by now.

My school was apparently once put under lockdown when someone went fishing in the nearby pond...with dynamite.

^ Hahahah, what.

I'm guessing mid-California?