Friday, May 9, 2008

BB Gun Lockdown

I guess it's all BB guns all the time here at the Alehouse:

According to school officials, Grace Warner Elementary School was locked down for a short time Thursday morning when a sixth grade girl accidentally shot a third grade girl on the playground with a BB gun.

The girl who was shot was not hurt and returned to class.

The "shooter" was taken to Jan Evans juvenile detention center. Authorities say they might arrest the boy who brought the gun to school.

Kudos to the person who put the quotation marks around the word "shooter".

Don't get me wrong, if someone were to shoot me or mine with a BB gun, action would be taken, but it wouldn't involve the police, detention facilities, or charges.

That's when we adults get together and discuss BB gun use and safety, remove BB gun rights from the shooter, and ground them for a week. After the spanking, of course.

Mountain, meet molehill. Sheesh.

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