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http://www.wfsb.com/story/25739337/police-grenade-in-school-leads-to-mothers-arrest** wow, what kind of show and tell is this**
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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
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randys1
(16,286 posts)1. Oh man, a gun supporter and I were just discussing if hand grenades would be OK for
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.
johnp3907
(3,730 posts)5. Where did you hear it was a dud?
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...
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.
Initech
(100,063 posts)3. "Hey Brick where did you get a hand grenade?"
"I don't know."
spanone
(135,823 posts)4. moms with grenades? WTF?
shenmue
(38,506 posts)6. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch