The world is a scary place to live.
And even more so today, with the hot debate over gun control taking the fore-front in political, legislative, and moral discussion (notoriety). Now, no matter what side of the fence you stand on with gun control, I'm sure that there is universal agreement that children secretly walking around school with guns will send many a parent in a state of panic!
This is just what happened at our local Natomas Middle School (proximity). According to local news outlets, on February 7th, a child at the school was caught with the weapon after appearing to secretly conceal it with another student. Scary! And perhaps what's even scarier is that the incident wasn't immediately reported to parents at the school, nor even surrounding schools. It hits even closer to home for me because my co-workers children go to school at the elementary next door!
Sure, the gun wasn't loaded, and maybe the kid was trying to be a show-boat, who knows? But none-the-less, knowing that a child could bring a gun to school that easily- especially given the HUGE surge in gun awareness recently-makes us all question, once again, how safe are we, REALLY?!!
The 13-year-old, who can't be identified because he is a minor, was immediately taken into police custody, and it's believed it was a gun owned by his parents. Not surprising, because according to a study by The Injury Control Research at Harvard University, almost two million children live in homes with an unlocked and loaded gun.
More insight on the story in the link below.
