Common council member brought a gun to a school

Yet more have been killed in airplane crashes and no out cry to ban or limit access to them!

Good thing he was a privileged politician. A commoner would have been locked up immediately.

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The officers seemed unsure why they were asked to be involved if the principal had properly stored the weapon, according to district officials.

The two officers then stepped into the hall and made a phone call. When they returned, the two officers indicated there was no crime committed and no reason to file a report, according to district officials. The police left.

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That's good police work, boys!

"The two officers then stepped into the hall and made a phone call. When they returned, the two officers indicated there was no crime committed and no reason to file a report, according to district officials. The police left."
We need to remember this, it could come in handy! Equal protection under the law ….

He would have needed permission before he walked onto school grounds, e received permission to secure the gun after he enter the building. He should have been arrested and charged under the law.

The council member, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, told the principal about his gun and checked it in at the office, where it was secured in a safe, according to officials familiar with the incident.

The school district did not notify authorities until two days after the incident, according to law enforcement sources. Two police officers went to the high school on Thursday morning, when the issue was brought to the attention of the police department’s chief of school safety and security.

Wingo allegedly broke state law and school district policy that “prohibits firearms on school property for anyone other than commissioned law enforcement officers,” according to a district statement.
District officials said they are especially vigilant on this issue at a time when the nation’s schools are besieged by gun violence.

and the District believes School Shooters will follow the law ..

You can't fix the NYS legislature and you can't fix stupid!

Not just state law and school policy, it's a federal felony (Gun Free School Zones Act).

Acer-m14 said:

District officials said they are especially vigilant on this issue at a time when the nation’s schools are besieged by gun violence.

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Riight, so in their especial vigilance, they waited two days to do anything? Yep, that right there is the kind of watchfulness and care I want my children to be placed under.

Edit: calling attention to the delay between the event and the response, nothing else stated or implied.

Well they decided not to press charges because he came forward and told on himself. I’m sure we’d get the same treatment.

What a bunch a privileged bull shit. If anyone of was did that we would be in jail. The damn DA should be fired.

What a joke! Oh no there’s no double standard. WTF

That's proof positive right there. The law only applies to whomever they DA decides is to be subject to that law. I'd have more respect if they'd just publish 2 separate law books so we'd know where we stand. Where's the dems crying out for equality and fairness? Is this equality? What's next? Well he really didn't mean to kill him so let's use "common sense" (DA Flynn's words) here. This is such a stinking pile of horse shit it makes me sick. I'm not against carrying on grounds but if you're going to nail someone's ass to the wall you sure as fuck better nail em' all.

This guy broke mutilple laws and so did the guy that accepted the firearm.

The councilman needs to be prosecuted for multiple criminal actions. Among them, posession of a loaded handgun on school grounds, and transferring a pistol to someone not authorized to posess that weapon. There are other violations, but those two stand out as the most egregious. His pistol permit needs to be revoked immediately, if not sooner. And, according to NYSAFE, since his permit would be revoked, he then would be inelligable to posess any long guns either. I want to see SWAT raid his house at 4:15 am tomorrow.

The person to whom the councilman gave his pistol for "safe keeping", needs to be prosecuted for posession of a handgun not registered to him, as well as posession of it on school grounds. Admitting to a felony, he needs to be removed from his position immediately.

The DA needs to be removed for dereliction of duty, and investigated for unequal application of the law.

The Mayor needs to get a clue. He also needs to call for the law to be upheld in an equal fashion even if the councilman is one of his best friends. Too F'ing bad.

Every one of the people directly involved have admitted to felonies. Arrest them. Prosecute them.

Double standard ? I don't see any double standard.

If the councilman had just kept his mouth shut and kept the gun holstered, would anyone ever have even known he had it ? I doubt it.

Tisto said:

If the councilman had just kept his mouth shut and kept the gun holstered, would anyone ever have even known he had it ? I doubt it.

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From what I heard someone informed him that he was carrying. He forgot he had it.

I for one hopes he is not charged. This is a bullshit, filled with nothing story.

Holy crap, I cannot believe there are so many that thinks charges should be filed. Wait, yes I can.

Whatever, we support the 2A right? But my god, an elected school board official does something like this; and the entire 2A is tossed out!

GOPerfect said:

I for one hopes he is not charged. This is a bullshit, filled with nothing story.

Holy crap, I cannot believe there are so many that thinks charges should be filed. Wait, yes I can.

Whatever, we support the 2A right? But my god, an elected school board official does something like this; and the entire 2A is tossed out!

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I don't agree with the law but I do disagree with the double standard the permeates our justice system.

Carlos Hathcock said:

I don't agree with the law but I do disagree with the double standard the permeates our justice system.

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I hear about this double standard all of the time. What double standard? Is there another case locally, one that is the same as this case that the CCW guy was charged? I looked, I could not find one.

And BTW, yes, I get that there are double standards all around us. Our society is filled with them. Our court system is filled with them, but does that make it right to charge this guy?

GOPerfect said:

I for one hopes he is not charged. This is a bullshit, filled with nothing story.

Holy crap, I cannot believe there are so many that thinks charges should be filed. Wait, yes I can.

Whatever, we support the 2A right? But my god, an elected school board official does something like this; and the entire 2A is tossed out!

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If it's good enough for the peasants, it should be good enough for the overlords. That is why I am saying he should be charged.

If the DA is saying he won't charge anyone for these violations of the law, then I am OK with his decision because he is following the constitution.

Really it's just more of the tier justice system showing its true colors.

SomeSoldier said:

Really it's just more of the tier justice system showing its true colors.

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This I agree with fully

subsonic said:

Not just state law and school policy, it's a federal felony (Gun Free School Zones Act).

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Thanks in large part to Joe Biden. Another "you can't fix stupid" example. Shot gun Joe is proud.

Flynn: No Charges Against Wingo in Gun Incident
Wonder if he was unSafeAct magazine compliant? Probably a little .380 girly man.

Deplorable Me said:

Flynn: No Charges Against Wingo in Gun Incident
Wonder if he was unSafeAct magazine compliant? Probably a little .380 girly man.

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BTW, Flynn has turned down the "opportunity" to charge A LOT of simple gun violations. A LOT!

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BTW, Flynn has turned down the "opportunity" to charge A LOT of simple gun violations. A LOT!

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This guy is a crony of Mayor Brown, one of the MAIG crew. If Paladino had done this they'd be erecting scaffolding in Niagara Square.

I'm thinking they should have a safe driving school equivalent for permit holders who blunder like this.

Saltwater60 said:

Well they decided not to press charges because he came forward and told on himself. I’m sure we’d get the same treatment.

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Knights and surfs boys...We should all be down at Niagara square screaming our heads off.