KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Utah sixth-grader caught with a gun at school told administrators he brought the weapon to defend himself in case of an attack similar to the mass shooting last week in Newtown, Conn.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that two classmates at West Kearns Elementary School reported the gun to a teacher toward the end of the school day Monday.
Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley says the teacher “immediately apprehended the student,” and police responded shortly after.
Horsley tells KSL-TV that an unloaded gun and ammunition were found in the 11-year-old’s backpack. Authorities have not released the child’s name.
Horsley says school police are investing reports that the boy pointed the gun at another child’s head. He says such accounts haven’t been confirmed.
Authorities say no one was injured.
Omg
Wow… poor kid.
<--I'm getting pretty fed up with the fear mongering at this point.
2nd amendment….right to bear arm
question is where are these kids getting these guns???
Family member, my guess
Yeah, it is sad that we are now back to being the, “United States of Paranoia.” Poor kid, I hope he or his parents don’t get in trouble.” Although he let the teacher know about it at the end of the day and it wasn’t loaded, meaning he didn’t view it as a toy, likely educated about gun safety.
This is yet another reason as to why you can talk to your kids about these things but they should NOT be watching the news. And people think more Gun Control is going to help? If a 6 year old can get them (parent’s should have these locked up and have ammunition in another location) anyone can get them.
Couldn’t have anything to do with the fear mongering incessant non stop coverage could it?
Well—the schools aren’t protecting the kids. “Gun Free Zone” didn’t keep the zone gun free!
Wow
And the responsible, gun owning parents are where?
So this kids parents are the “responsible” gun owners we shouldn’t worry about having weapons??? If you think you Need a gun for protection you are automatically too stupid to own one.
He was probably scared from all the news. Poor kid.
And the other half of society is stupid for thinking gun control is the answer to all the problems. Because of both sides, someday we will have no privacy and be invaded and searched just walking down the street or leaving the house for work every morning getting pulled over for being “suspicious”. We won’t be able to dig in our pockets for change at a store without a cop or Obama’s minions assuming were going to harm someone with a weapon. Sad sad sad – and we have made it that way and are letting it get worse by the hour
Someone is stupid for getting a gun for protection? lol, I don’t find your credibility reliable in terms of stupidity… Ever hear of the Pearl High School Shooting? Google it…. a vice principal stopped it with his GUN… google it… you definitely have some things to learn.
tihs is so not good for this word
He didnt report it, 2 other students did. He should have never been able to even get his hands on a gun to bring it to school
Kay, that kid’s parents ARE stupid for owning a gun, because it WASN’T locked up nor did it have a trigger guard lock on it. His parents should be fined for making it easy for their son to have gotten his lil paws on it.
This is what happens when you have a society that screams how the solution to everything is a gun.
In the event you are not aware but the Westboro Baptist Church is coming to CT tomorrow. Please warn those people who are grieving. If you have trouble accessing the page, it is due to a denial of service attack from anonymous.
http://www.godhatesfags.com/schedule.html
True, but his intentions for it was to protect himself from anyone wishing to shoot up his school. Poor children.
Really! Where were his parent and why would they leave a gun where the child can reach it or even know where it is ?!?
This is why I wish the media would back off! The constant coverage instills fear and paranoia and puts ideas into peoples heads leading to more and more episodes like this. STOP please.
@Justin Payne – why on God’s green earth should the grieving people be warned about the Westboro Baptist Church going to Connecticut tomorrow? Threats are not a Godly action!! No child should ever have a deadly weapon in their hand.
Because the westboro baptist church are a bunch of loosers who think this was an act of god and they will just add insult to all the grieving families.but anonymous is watching..
They plan to troll the vigils praising god for the glory of his work in executing judgement..(sick)!!