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Tripper11

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14. When I first moved to the States..I remember..

Reply to Fortran (Reply #12)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 03:52 AM

Feb 2012

...taking one of my kids to school for the first time...kindergarten or grade 1, and there was that big bold sign on the wall of an elementary school "Gun Free Zone" ....and I paused, and thought, "What the fuck? These people need a sign on an elementary school wall to tell them NOT to bring guns to school?"
Truly, it was a headshaker at the time, and frankly to this day, reamins that way.

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Girl shot at Bremerton elementary school (Washington) [View all] Tripper11 Feb 2012 OP

My thoughts are with her and her family. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #1

Source of gun, should be charged as if they pulled the trigger. TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #2

School district reports the shooting was accidental. Robb Feb 2012 #3

WTF? Still Sensible Feb 2012 #8

So, are concealed weapons in elementary schools not permitted? nanabugg Feb 2012 #20

Tripper11 - can you add a link for this, please? Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #4

Details are still very sketchy... countryjake Feb 2012 #5

Sorry, forgot the links. countryjake, thanks for adding. eom Tripper11 Feb 2012 #7

You're welcome! At the time you'd posted your OP, there weren't any, yet. countryjake Feb 2012 #17

Here's one: Suich Feb 2012 #6

Thanks both! Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 #10

The girl who was shot, was talking when she was taken Suich Feb 2012 #11

And 11 o'clock News is now saying that it WAS accidental... countryjake Feb 2012 #15

Very sad news. I hope the police investigate and prosecute if appropriate. aikoaiko Feb 2012 #9

Impossible. It is a gun-free zone. Fortran Feb 2012 #12

When I first moved to the States..I remember.. Tripper11 Feb 2012 #14

Well, the signs do keep keep the good guys from bringing guns in... Fortran Feb 2012 #18

I can't wait to hear more details of why a 9 year old would be armed in the first place. alp227 Feb 2012 #13

It is the tragic result of the mass-weapons-marketing campaign Kolesar Feb 2012 #16

There are many neighborhoods where it is most assuredly a life skill. Fortran Feb 2012 #19

Two words. truthisfreedom Feb 2012 #21