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[theweaselking]

Nine-year-old Kansas boy suspended from school for offering to trade a .38 caliber handgun for an Xbox.

Sounds almost reasonable, right?

Then you read that article, and realise that the gun wasn't taken from the school, brought to the school, was never intended to go to school, and, in fact, had nothing to do with the school at all. There were never any threats made about the school or any teachers or students.

"Because the school district has a zero-tolerance policy against weapons and because the gun could have been taken to school, the boy who offered the trade has been suspended." - Emphasis mine.

So... now you're suspending students for *having access to* firearms?

Nine years old is way too young to be trusted with a gun. That's not the bloody point. This has nothing to do with the school.

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[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

It's all about getting children used to living in a totalitarian society, so that they don't question or buck the system when they get older.

[torrain.livejournal.com]

But he's already bucking the system. He's breaking into his grandfather's home and stealing weapons and ammunition.

(I mean, it's not like not doing this requires you to live in a totalitarian society, but what the hey...)