11-Year Old Brings Gun to School 'For Protection'
December 20, 2012
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as posted by the channel"An 11-year-old student may face charges after he said his parents encouraged him to bring a gun to school for protection.
Fox Salt Lake City reports that the boy said his parents' suggestion came after the devastating Sandy Hook Elementary shooting on Friday.
The student allegedly pulled the .22-caliber pistol out of his backpack during recess Monday morning and pointed it at one of his classmates."*
After the horrifying events of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, an 11-year old boy brought a gun with him to school on his parents suggestion he needed it "for protection." He pointed the gun at a child before it was taken away and may face criminal charges. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss the parents' poor judgement and reaction to the shooting, so as to arm a young boy.
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