Scott Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 A six-year-old child used his mother's legally purchased handgun to shoot his teacher at a US school, police say. In a news conference on Monday, police in Virginia said the child brought the pistol to school in his backpack. The child intentionally shot his teacher, Abigail 'Abby' Zwerner, during class on Friday. Police say she managed to escort her students to safety before calling for help for herself. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64210387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Abby continues to improve I’m wishing her a speedy and full recovery the mother of the little monster needs a real serious look imo just sad hang in there Abby we are pulling for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeaconJohn Posted January 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2023 A case could be made for criminal negligence on the part of the gun owner - his mother reportedly. Not much information about the child's family is being given. I wonder why that is. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) and the NRA will insist that it is the shooter motive, not the availability of guns........... anybody remember this?: https://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/30/us/idaho-walmart-shooting-accident-mother-toddler/index.html Edited January 10, 2023 by bangon04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 An off topic post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, bangon04 said: and the NRA will insist that it is the shooter motive, not the availability of guns........... anybody remember this?: https://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/30/us/idaho-walmart-shooting-accident-mother-toddler/index.html Well it is, of course. The gun would still be laying where the mother put it otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Millions and millions of guns owned legally by millions of Americans! Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured! That parent broke the law by not securing their gun and should be held responsible! Gun trigger locks work for the most part only when they are used and installed properly! Unfortunately there is very little facts about this very unusual event. "In no way do I believe we were fully prepared for a 6-year-old to bring a weapon to school and shoot his teacher," Parker said https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-abigail-zwerner-mothers-gun-newport-news-virginia-police-say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 2 hours ago, DeaconJohn said: A case could be made for criminal negligence on the part of the gun owner - his mother reportedly. Not much information about the child's family is being given. I wonder why that is. Why do you wonder about that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted January 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2023 3 hours ago, DeaconJohn said: Not much information about the child's family is being given. I wonder why that is. Probably does not fit the narrative 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DeaconJohn Posted January 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2023 45 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: Why do you wonder about that? Because I'm always looking for signs that racial media bias is coming to an end in the US and they can call a spade a spade without fear of being cancelled... or worse. 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 A post with unsubstantiated information as to the father's presence has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, DeaconJohn said: Because I'm always looking for signs that racial media bias is coming to an end in the US and they can call a spade a spade without fear of being cancelled... or worse. Yeah right...sure. It is fairly common not to identify children of this age accused of crimes. More likely than conspiracy theory fears or claims about imagined cancelling... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) On 1/10/2023 at 3:44 PM, riclag said: Millions and millions of guns owned legally by millions of Americans! Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured! That parent broke the law by not securing their gun and should be held responsible! Gun trigger locks work for the most part only when they are used and installed properly! Unfortunately there is very little facts about this very unusual event. "In no way do I believe we were fully prepared for a 6-year-old to bring a weapon to school and shoot his teacher," Parker said https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-abigail-zwerner-mothers-gun-newport-news-virginia-police-say Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured! Not as uncommon as you may think. Here's another case from yesterday, luckily this time nobody was injured. "The mayor added: "I appreciate the quick action taken by the Beech Grove Police Department to secure the small child and the gun in question." Father arrested on live TV after toddler seen waving a loaded handgun outside their apartment A father has been arrested after a toddler was seen holding a loaded handgun outside their apartment in Indiana. Footage from a neighbour's security camera had shown the toddler holding the pistol in the hallway of the complex in the city of Beech Grove and at one point pulling the trigger. https://news.sky.com/story/father-arrested-on-live-tv-after-toddler-seen-waving-a-loaded-handgun-outside-their-apartment-12788446 Edited January 17, 2023 by Bkk Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 12:44 AM, riclag said: Millions and millions of guns owned legally by millions of Americans! Whats the chances of a 6 year old finding her parents gun unsecured! That parent broke the law by not securing their gun and should be held responsible! Gun trigger locks work for the most part only when they are used and installed properly! Unfortunately there is very little facts about this very unusual event. "In no way do I believe we were fully prepared for a 6-year-old to bring a weapon to school and shoot his teacher," Parker said https://www.cbsnews.com/news/6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-abigail-zwerner-mothers-gun-newport-news-virginia-police-say my brother in law when he was a kid accidentally shot and killed his brother when he was about the same age fortunately with a loving and forgiving family he (mostly) survived the trauma of blowing his brother’s brains out it still effects him to this day he is in his 70s it’s just one part of gun control we need the safe child proof storage of guns we need more powerful laws concerning guns no if ands or butts! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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