Student brought unloaded handgun to Central Middle School, Quincy superintendent says

[Saltwater60]

This is getting absurd or the press is reporting on it more.

Student brought handgun to Mass. middle school, superintendent says

The 7th-grade student will not be allowed to return to the school, the superintendent said.

www.wcvb.com

 

[Jchrisls]

When I went to school, in seventh grade, we had a rifle team along with a full on range ( which, to my knowledge, still exists in the basement of the middle school). Responsible gun ownership and use is what's lacking.

 

[S&W Fan]

When I went to school, in seventh grade, we had a rifle team along with a full on range ( which, to my knowledge, still exists in the basement of the middle school). Responsible gun ownership and use is what's lacking.

Same here. We had junior high and high school trap and skeet teams that competed against other local high schools. We brought our shotguns to school with us on those days , riding on the busses no less.

 

[jimc]

Obviously a student shouldn't bring a gun to school, but this statement about the UNLOADED handgun clearly shows how scared some people are of the gun itself:

"I am shocked and saddened that this student’s dangerous actions jeopardized their own health and well-being and those of their classmates and school staff," Mulvey wrote in a letter to families.

 

[ManualF150]

When I was in school, some of the high schoolers would have their unloaded rifles and shotguns in the back windows of their pickup trucks on the gun racks. It was socially acceptable back then I guess to do that.

I'm sure if my son or daughter were to do that today, all hell would break loose at the school.

I do remember one of my older friends he had a 12 gauge, 20 gauge shotguns, and a 10-22 along with a 30-06 rifles in the back window neatly filling up the gun rack.

How I miss those days.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

Obviously a student shouldn't bring a gun to school, but this statement about the UNLOADED handgun clearly shows how scared some people are of the gun itself:

"I am shocked and saddened that this student’s dangerous actions jeopardized their own health and well-being and those of their classmates and school staff," Mulvey wrote in a letter to families.

This has an agenda behind it. The kid didn't show the gun to anyone at school. He showed some kids outside of the school but it MUST be tied to the school to keep the school mass shooting fear alive and well.

 

[Cooolone]

When I went to school, in seventh grade, we had a rifle team along with a full on range ( which, to my knowledge, still exists in the basement of the middle school). Responsible gun ownership and use is what's lacking.

Absolutely!!! And maybe then it would be more respected than a curiosity!

And besides... Anything GUN is bad with these libertards! And that's the message they want to infuse into the youngins minds!

 

[dwa12479]

This has an agenda behind it. The kid didn't show the gun to anyone at school. He showed some kids outside of the school but it MUST be tied to the school to keep the school mass shooting fear alive and well.

Yes and no. The point was more that he was carrying it all day at the school. Different times today than years ago. Even back in the day when the schools had rifle teams and there were regularly shotguns etc in people's cars out in the parking lot... I cant really remember a time when it would have ever been socially acceptable for 7th graders to be carrying in middle school.

 

[Zerex]

Must be he needed to make a point to some rivals............budding gang leader?
Din do Nuttin???

 

[ManualF150]

Yes and no. The point was more that he was carrying it all day at the school. Different times today than years ago. Even back in the day when the schools had rifle teams and there were regularly shotguns etc in people's cars out in the parking lot... I cant really remember a time when it would have ever been socially acceptable for 7th graders to be carrying in middle school.

I know where you are coming from... like what I mentioned above... the guns were out in the parking lot, not being carried around in school, and lastly and most important, the intent. Along with what was socially acceptable at that time.

I'm sure if one of those guns was brought into the school, the student would be told to put it back in their truck and that would be the end of it.

Same went for knives... it seemed like everyone had pocket knives and some even had small fix blades. Again, no one cared.

If any of what I experienced back then, happened right now, 75%+ of my class would be expelled, SWAT teams would be on site, and it would be all over the news.

 

[Acer-m14]

i took a unloaded 12ga shot gun on the bus ..

not a word from the bus driver ... just a good morning .. Good Morning Moe ..

drop me off at the back door for the shop class .. okay

got dropped off at the back door of the school close to the wood shop ..

put it in the teachers office and spent the month making a new stock for it ..

made the new stock and got back on the bus and took it home ..

ohhhhhh the good old days ..