Utah boy, 11, brings gun to school with Conn. rampage on his mind
 

Just saw on the news he put the gun to the head of another kid there.
Clearly this wouldn't have happened if all the teachers were armed. As always more guns = more safe.

SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah sixth-grader caught with a gun at school told administrators he brought the weapon to defend himself in case of an attack similar to last week's mass shooting at a Connecticut school, officials said Tuesday.

The 11-year-old was being held in juvenile detention on suspicion of possessing a dangerous weapon and aggravated assault after other students at the suburban Salt Lake City elementary school told police he had threatened them with the handgun.

Teachers and administrators at West Kearns Elementary School confronted the boy in class Monday after students reported the weapon, said Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley.

The boy had an unloaded gun and ammunition in his backpack, Horsley said.

The boy waved the gun at others during a morning recess, school officials said. Other students, however, didn't report the threat until classes were nearly finished for the day. There was no immediate explanation for the delay, authorities said.

Authorities have not released the child's name. The .22-caliber handgun had been left at the boy's home by a relative, Horsley said.

The child made statements to administrators and mentioned the shooting rampage last week in Newtown, Conn., that left 20 children dead, authorities said.

The boy told others his parents had sent him to school with the gun for protection, which his parents adamantly deny, Horsley said.

"The family is rocked by this. They have been very forthcoming," Horsley said.

The boy was expected to be charged in juvenile court Tuesday, Horsley said.

"This kid made a mistake, and he knows it," Horsley said. "He feels bad about it, and his parents are cooperating with the investigation.

"He will not be coming back to this school."

"This kid made a mistake, and he knows it. He feels bad about it, and his parents are cooperating with the investigation. He will not be coming back to this school."

Ben Horsley,

Granite School District spokesman

your safe over in brazil why worry? right? :)

Think mom and dad will be charged in this?

Naah why do that when we can blame the kid society and responsible gun owners.

I'm willing to bet that his parents considered themselves responsible gun owners. Just like ANY other gun owner out there.

Brilliant. Now we have kids who live in fear and arm themselves. Wonderful.

The parents need to be charged here. Somehow the parents allowed the child access to a firearm which he brought into school. This should be a felony offense.

I doubt much will happen.

They will blame 'Call of Duty' again...

too many gun threads :disgust

300 million guns in this country, it's bound to create a few threads ;)

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