Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Jan Brewer really did get it right
When she vetoed the bill expanding handgun carry to school campuses. She said it was so badly written that kindergarteners would be allowed to pack heat. And, as if anyone needed it, along came this news story from the AP to back up her position.
A kindergartener who brought a loaded gun Tuesday to his Houston elementary school was among three students injured by fragments when it fired after falling from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, officials said.And because the rest of America can not let a "teachable moment" like this get away, the parents of the students considered what to do next.
One bullet was fired about 10:35 a.m. in the Ross Elementary School cafeteria, spraying fragments at the students, said Houston Independent School District Assistant Police Chief Robert Mock.
"Either some type of chips off the floor, or it could be pieces of the round that discharged," Mock said. "They had some cuts and stuff on their legs, they don't appear to be life threatening."
While some said it's not the fault of the school and the responsibility for what happened falls on the parents of the child who brought the gun to school, other parents said that the incident has made them think twice about safety and they wonder if additional security measures, including extra officers and even metal detectors, are needed.Neither of those steps is really necessary prior to the third grade. Until then, a simple TSA style area irradiator and a full TSA frisking should be enough.
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