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Ohiogal

(34,994 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 10:42 AM Nov 2019

6-year-old Ohio boy brings loaded handgun to school

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police say a 6-year-old boy brought a loaded handgun to his charter elementary school Wednesday after taking it from his grandfather’s home.

A news release from the Columbus Police Department says staff at Kids Care School were made aware of the weapon by another student. The 6-year-old had the handgun in his backpack, police say.

School staff safely retrieved the gun without incident. The student was placed in protective custody.

According to police, the handgun had been reported stolen by the student’s grandfather on Tuesday. No charges are expected to be filed against the student, but information is being referred to children’s services, police say.

“I think it’s very obvious this could have been the worst day this school could have ever experienced," Det. David Bucy tells WBNS Channel 10. “Certainly, if you’re a firearm owner we expect that the firearm is secured within your house or in your person at all times. Keeping firearms away from juveniles is a must, not a request.”

https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/11/ohio-6-year-old-brings-loaded-handgun-to-elementary-school.html

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6-year-old Ohio boy brings loaded handgun to school (Original Post) Ohiogal Nov 2019 OP
Yikes. Loaded... LakeArenal Nov 2019 #1
It just blows me away Ohiogal Nov 2019 #2
"Certainly, if you're a firearm owner..." HuskyOffset Nov 2019 #3
Adult should be charged. Karadeniz Nov 2019 #4

LakeArenal

(29,845 posts)
1. Yikes. Loaded...
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 10:56 AM
Nov 2019

Did drunk dad shove the kid’s lunch in his holster and the loaded gun in the backpack? Yikes twice.

Ohiogal

(34,994 posts)
2. It just blows me away
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 11:10 AM
Nov 2019

The carelessness of some people who leave a loaded gun where a child can get ahold of it.

HuskyOffset

(911 posts)
3. "Certainly, if you're a firearm owner..."
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 01:11 PM
Nov 2019

"...we expect that the firearm is secured within your house or in your person at all times."

If this were a requirement, very few people would opt to carry anything other than a single or double-shot derringer. It does give me an idea for a concealed carry law though.

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