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Mom charged after police say her son brought grenade to school (Original Post) SummerSnow Jun 2014 OP
Oh man, a gun supporter and I were just discussing if hand grenades would be OK for randys1 Jun 2014 #1
It was a dud. IMNSHO over reaction. As kids, other kids brought memorabilia like this to school. Hestia Jun 2014 #2
Where did you hear it was a dud? johnp3907 Jun 2014 #5
from the article... SummerSnow Jun 2014 #7
"Hey Brick where did you get a hand grenade?" Initech Jun 2014 #3
moms with grenades? WTF? spanone Jun 2014 #4
The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch shenmue Jun 2014 #6

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. Oh man, a gun supporter and I were just discussing if hand grenades would be OK for
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:29 PM
Jun 2014

daily use by those who think they have a constitutional right to carry guns that very easily could end up killing me for no reason.

 

Hestia

(3,818 posts)
2. It was a dud. IMNSHO over reaction. As kids, other kids brought memorabilia like this to school.
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:33 PM
Jun 2014

johnp3907

(4,339 posts)
5. Where did you hear it was a dud?
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:05 PM
Jun 2014

From the article linked: ""The bomb technician reported the simulated hand grenade could combust and cause damage to property and persons within a 15 to 20 foot radius," police said in a release Tuesday."

What a simulated hand grenade can do:

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
7. from the article...
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 06:12 PM
Jun 2014

Parents were notified about the grenade, and police said Miguel always thought it was a "dud" so she let her son take it to school to show his class. The Connecticut Bomb Squad said the old grenade could have detonated and hurt someone within a 15 to 20 foot radius.

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