3rd-grader takes loaded gun to Detroit-area school

The Associated Press

Published: Friday, Jan. 25 2013 10:59 p.m. MST

Summary

Authorities say a third-grade student brought a loaded handgun to his Detroit-area school but was stopped before he walked through the doors.

INKSTER, Mich. — Authorities say a third-grade student brought a loaded handgun to his Detroit-area school but was stopped before he walked through the doors.

School district spokeswoman Val Hughes says the principal at Daly Elementary School in Inkster was tipped by a phone call before school started on Friday morning.

She says the principal met the boy at the school's entrance. The boy and weapon were removed from school grounds around 9 a.m.

Hughes says no one was harmed.

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JoeBlow

Far East USA, SC

Lets see. A third grader is what, 8 or 9 years old?

I fully support peoples right to own weapons and would fight to keep that right. However, gun advocates need to stand up loudly against gun owners who do not safeguard their weapons.
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6:14 a.m. Jan. 26, 2013
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one old man

Ogden, UT

We need to protect the rights of everyone to own and pack guns.

So why is anyone upset about this kid. I'll bet he is at least as responsible as many adult gun-packers.

11:28 a.m. Jan. 26, 2013
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Screwdriver

Casa Grande, AZ

He was trying to make the school safer. More guns = safety. We are now twice as safe as any country on Earth. 15 times safer than most European countries .88 guns per capita - whoo hoo safety.

3:16 p.m. Jan. 26, 2013
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