TX: Police: Student Killed By Officers Carried Pellet Gun

[unfy]

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/04/144690295/police-kill-armed-eighth-grader-in-school-hallway


I don't like the NPR at all, but there are plenty of sources of news concerning this.

Sad story

The above is a great reason to teach your kids about gun safety, even if you hate guns.

By age 15, the concept of "... pointing a weapon at someone immediately puts everyone in a life or death situation ..." should easily be understood.  ie: why to not point realistic toy guns at people, not to point an unloaded weapon at someone, etc.

[NE Bull]

+1
exactly what I was thinking.  Too bad the media will make this about the gun and ,again, not the bad decisions made.

[David Hineline]

15yrs old and in 8th grade, he was no Doogie Houser.

[armed and humorous]

This could not have happened in Lincoln.  Afterall, it is against the law for anyone to even carry a toy gun, let alone furnish one to a minor.  Of course, I don't know that a pellet gun is necessarily a toy.  What do you think?

9.36.060 Toy Guns or Slingshots That Discharge Dangerous Missiles Not to be Carried.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry about his or her person any toy pistol, toy gun,
or other toy arm or arms, or slingshot, out of or by which any leaden or other dangerous missiles
may be discharged. (Ord. 15625 §6; July 9, 1990: P.C. §9.28.050: Ord. 3489 §9-104; July 6, 1936).

9.36.070 Minors Not to be Furnished With Toy Guns or Slingshots That Discharge Missiles.
It shall be unlawful for any parent, guardian, or other person having the care and custody of
any minor, to purchase for or give to any such minor or knowingly to permit any such minor to have
any toy pistol, toy gun, or other toy arm or arms, or slingshot, out of which any leaden or other
dangerous missiles may be discharged. (Ord. 15625 §7; July 9, 1990: P.C. §9.28.060: Ord. 3489
§9-105; July 6, 1936).