[Vision2020] Gun Discharges In Child's Backpack At School

[Tom Hansen]

What gets me is . . . 

A 5-year-old's unsupervised access to a handgun and ammunition!

And . . . I'm guessin' that the 5-year-old was given a ride to school (we're probably talkin' kindergarten) by mommy or daddy.

Suppose the 5-year-old had pulled out the gun and shot a teacher or another child.

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com
  
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
 


On Aug 22, 2013, at 4:43 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Multiple process breaks.  How did the gun get in the backpack?  It's early in the school year so maybe junior just grabbed any only backpack and was just inadvertently packing heat.  The gun accidentally discharged?  I've seen this sort of thing happen before once when I got into a huge fight with my brother and in anger he slammed the butt of his rifle on a table and it discharged into the ceiling.  I'd guess in this case, the kid just plopped the pack down and maybe a pencil wedged into the trigger and Kapow!  Does it really matter if there is no evidence of harmful intent?  Someone was negligent and should be held accountable.  If nothing else, the gun should be destroyed in my opinion.
> 
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:33:47 -0700
> To: godshatter at yahoo.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Gun Discharges In Child's Backpack At School
> 
> Parental supervision?
> 
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> 
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>   
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> 
> - John Lennon
>  
> 
> 
> On Aug 22, 2013, at 4:31 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm glad no one was hurt.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:29 PM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Gun Discharges In Child's Backpack At School
> 
> Courtesy of KHQ at:
> 
> http://www.khq.com/story/23231556/5-year-old-fires-gun-in-school
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> Gun Discharges In Child's Backpack At School
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> NBCNEWS.COM - A Memphis, Tenn., kindergarten student is in police custody after he fired a gun in his elementary school cafeteria Thursday morning. The incident didn't result in any injuries, and school is back in normal operation, school officials said.
> The Westside Elementary School student, 5, brought the gun to school in his backpack Thursday morning, according to school officials at Westside and at the Shelby County schools superintendent's office. While waiting for the opening bell in the cafeteria, the gun accidentally discharged once inside the boy's backpack at about 7:42 a.m. CT during breakfast and before school started at 8 a.m., school officials said.
> "Staff immediately took possession of that backpack," said Christian Ross, external communication analyst for Shelby County schools. "Our Shelby County school security team were contacted as well as local law enforcement. They're handling the investigation. From what we've heard, there's no evidence of harmful intent."It's unclear where the boy, who was not identified, got the gun.
> He will be disciplined "in accordance with the state's zero tolerance policy" for weapons, according to a statement from school officials. The school, located in north Memphis, serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade.
> WMCTV.com in Memphis reported some shaken-up parents were picking up their children from school.
> No other details were released, including the type of firearm involved. Memphis police confirmed Thursday afternoon that the student was still detained. 
> The incident comes just days after an Atlanta-area school shooting in which a man carrying nearly 500 rounds of ammunition opened fire in an elementary school's front office before surrendering peacefully to police.
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> 
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> 
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>   
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> 
> - John Lennon
>   
> 
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