Guns don't kill people ....

classicman · 03-02-2012, 01:05 AM

OK, on a more serious note, you stated "in your opinion."

After reading the article I took this out...

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the boy said
he got the gun from his mother's house, and brought it to school because he planned to run away.

"I just want everyone to know that
my kid made a mistake." the boy's father said.

If the bail is met,
the boy would be released to his uncle, who is his legal guardian
and who also sat by his side in the courthouse.

Huh??? Gotta be more to that part of this story.

ALets look into this some more ...

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the boy got the gun from the glovebox of his mother's boyfriend's car.

Quote:

The boy's mother and father relinquished custody of their son,
and his uncle is now his legal guardian.

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At a court hearing Thursday, Kitsap County officials said
the boy's parents had extensive criminal records.

Court documents show [the mother] has been in and out of the court system//
//she was arrested for possession of meth
She also was convicted of marijuana delivery and forgery.

[the father] has been convicted multiple times for violating protection orders regarding [the mother]

[the father]said the gun belongs to Chaffin's boyfriend and wants police to investigate her.

glatt · 03-02-2012, 08:32 AM

In third grade, I was in Tuscon AZ for a year. A kid in my class brought a handgun to school for show and tell. I'm a little hazy on the details, but I'm pretty sure the teacher held onto it for the boy for the day but let him hold it and show it in front of the class for show and tell. She didn't let him pass it around. And I think she asked him if it was loaded, and he said it wasn't, but I never saw her check for herself. That part of the memory is pretty foggy.

He had found it in the desert on the edge of town and had gone shooting with it. He told the story of when he shot a prickly pear cactus, and when he went to look at the bullet hole, he saw that he had killed a lizard or some other small animal that was behind the cactus.

This was 1976. Different times.

Spexxvet · 03-02-2012, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

OK, on a more serious note, you stated "in your opinion."

After reading the article I took this out...

Huh??? Gotta be more to that part of this story.

ALets look into this some more ...

Guns don't kill people, parents kill people

03-02-2012, 08:32 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	In third grade, I was in Tuscon AZ for a year. A kid in my class brought a handgun to school for show and tell. I'm a little hazy on the details, but I'm pretty sure the teacher held onto it for the boy for the day but let him hold it and show it in front of the class for show and tell. She didn't let him pass it around. And I think she asked him if it was loaded, and he said it wasn't, but I never saw her check for herself. That part of the memory is pretty foggy. He had found it in the desert on the edge of town and had gone shooting with it. He told the story of when he shot a prickly pear cactus, and when he went to look at the bullet hole, he saw that he had killed a lizard or some other small animal that was behind the cactus. This was 1976. Different times.

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