Deputies: Students Passed Gun at School, Could be Gang-Related

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But yet, they drop the age limit to purchase a gun to 18??? Where do they think these little thugs are getting most of the guns they get......probably from an older brother/family member. I am NOT against people having the right to own/carry guns, but 18 is too young to be allowed to purchase a gun. Should not need one at that age unless you're involved in something you should not be. Hunting rifles are one thing, but assault rifles,,,,,,,,,,just watch te gun crimes increase among the young people....

You know what's messed up is this story is posted right underneath the whole 18 yr olds able to purchase concealed weapons. Kind of ironic.

nunya23 wrote:

You know what's messed up is this story is posted right underneath the whole 18 yr olds able to purchase concealed weapons. Kind of ironic.

Was the gun legally purchased??

Another case of a cracked out welfare living adult who is supposed to be raising these kids.

Yep I agree with the above. WHY did the Gov. sign the bill allowing the 18 yr. olds to buy guns. This is what happens when the PARENTS don't know what or where they're kids are at.

sweetnurse wrote:

But yet, they drop the age limit to purchase a gun to 18??? Where do they think these little thugs are getting most of the guns they get......probably from an older brother/family member. I am NOT against people having the right to own/carry guns, but 18 is too young to be allowed to purchase a gun. Should not need one at that age unless you're involved in something you should not be. Hunting rifles are one thing, but assault rifles,,,,,,,,,,just watch te gun crimes increase among the young people....

Oh no! And, unless this gun was purchased today...it had to have been purchased by someone over 21. Of course, that is only true if it was purchased legally. Which I sincerely doubt.

This incident proves that no matter what the law says, criminals are criminals and will do what ever they want to do. Including acquiring guns.

Kudos to the school administrator who caught these kids.

Morehamdud wrote:

<quoted text>Was the gun legally purchased??

I hope you are joking..anyway, in other states they are allowing kids from the age of 14 to legally own and purchase guns. Nothing good could come of that. And here they are dropping it to 18. I dont think that it really makes a difference what the age is on legal purchase of a gun. It's obvious that someone of any age can find a way to get ahold of a gun if they wanted to.

At what point are schools going to GET SERIOUS about the GANG PROBLEM that is HERE in SC? It can't be ignored anymore, and politicians can't spend it away. They better put funding where it's REALLY NEEDED and create programs that will meet EVERYBODY'S NEEDS so kids don't feel the desire to turn to drugs and guns to make money. As long as people who sit in air-conditioned, big windowed offices are making the laws for everyone, there will be no way to truly enforce "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND." (It sounds nice on paper...but they have never left their comfy offices to try to carry it out day to day.)
As far as the "LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT"...SOME of these thugs don't belong in a public school with your kid and mine. Fourteen year olds bringing a loaded gun and gang items to school - they need to go.

They need to start taking this weapon thing to school alittle more seriously. Harsher punishments and a good a$$ beating.

sweetnurse wrote:

But yet, they drop the age limit to purchase a gun to 18??? Where do they think these little thugs are getting most of the guns they get......probably from an older brother/family member. I am NOT against people having the right to own/carry guns, but 18 is too young to be allowed to purchase a gun. Should not need one at that age unless you're involved in something you should not be. Hunting rifles are one thing, but assault rifles,,,,,,,,,,just watch te gun crimes increase among the young people....

Sweet Nurse,

The odds are this gun was stolen. That is how most thugs get their guns. i don't care if a law-abiding 18 year old purchases a gun. That won't help or hurt thugs from getting guns. What needs to happen is the law needs to change concerning young people. We should not look at gun toting 13 year olds as juveniles. They should be given all the rights and privileges of an adult. After all they are doing adult crimes. That is the catch with gangs. The adults get the juveniles to carry, and then at 18 or 21, their records are sealed and they are "angels" again. That is a fundamentally flawed concept. When these juveniles commit murder, or adult crimes, they should be treated as adults. There records should never be sealed, and they shouldn't get a do over.

THIS gun probably was stolen. I'm talking about possible future events. You help make my point, though. Older person can buy a gun, child carries it and even if they get caught, by the time they are 18 or 21, they have sealed, thus clean, records and able to "legally" purchase any kind of gun they want.... yet the cycle can repeat itself.........

Trudge wrote:

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Sweet Nurse,
The odds are this gun was stolen. That is how most thugs get their guns. i don't care if a law-abiding 18 year old purchases a gun. That won't help or hurt thugs from getting guns. What needs to happen is the law needs to change concerning young people. We should not look at gun toting 13 year olds as juveniles. They should be given all the rights and privileges of an adult. After all they are doing adult crimes. That is the catch with gangs. The adults get the juveniles to carry, and then at 18 or 21, their records are sealed and they are "angels" again. That is a fundamentally flawed concept. When these juveniles commit murder, or adult crimes, they should be treated as adults. There records should never be sealed, and they shouldn't get a do over.

Peach Iced Tea wrote:

At what point are schools going to GET SERIOUS about the GANG PROBLEM that is HERE in SC? It can't be ignored anymore, and politicians can't spend it away. They better put funding where it's REALLY NEEDED and create programs that will meet EVERYBODY'S NEEDS so kids don't feel the desire to turn to drugs and guns to make money. As long as people who sit in air-conditioned, big windowed offices are making the laws for everyone, there will be no way to truly enforce "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND." (It sounds nice on paper...but they have never left their comfy offices to try to carry it out day to day.)
As far as the "LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT"...SOME of these thugs don't belong in a public school with your kid and mine. Fourteen year olds bringing a loaded gun and gang items to school - they need to go.

Schools? Get Serious? At what point are parents going to get serious and raise their own children instead of expecting someone else(schools) to do it for them?

nunya23 wrote:

You know what's messed up is this story is posted right underneath the whole 18 yr olds able to purchase concealed weapons. Kind of ironic.

How do you buy a concealed weapon?

When are parents going to be parents and spend time with their children? Talk to their children about what is going on in their life? Stop having children out of wedlock and with trifling men who aren't going to stick around to be a positive role model in the children's lives. I used to work closely with children that have/had strong gang ties and the afore mentioned things are what a lot of them cite as to what lured them there. TV can not raise children, parents need to get involved and pay attention to what is going on with their children. My son has NO privacy in my house. I told him if he is doing something he does not want me to know about, he better not bring it home. ALL of his things are subject to be searched at any given time, because his name is not on my mortgage.

Peach Iced Tea wrote:

At what point are schools going to GET SERIOUS about the GANG PROBLEM that is HERE in SC? It can't be ignored anymore, and politicians can't spend it away. They better put funding where it's REALLY NEEDED and create programs that will meet EVERYBODY'S NEEDS so kids don't feel the desire to turn to drugs and guns to make money. As long as people who sit in air-conditioned, big windowed offices are making the laws for everyone, there will be no way to truly enforce "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND." (It sounds nice on paper...but they have never left their comfy offices to try to carry it out day to day.)
As far as the "LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT"...SOME of these thugs don't belong in a public school with your kid and mine. Fourteen year olds bringing a loaded gun and gang items to school - they need to go.

sweetnurse wrote:

THIS gun probably was stolen. I'm talking about possible future events. You help make my point, though. Older person can buy a gun, child carries it and even if they get caught, by the time they are 18 or 21, they have sealed, thus clean, records and able to "legally" purchase any kind of gun they want.... yet the cycle can repeat itself.........
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Nurse, then you missed my point. These punks should be stripped of their juvenile status and sentenced to 20+ years of hard labor breaking rocks like they did back 100-200 years ago. Then our issue with juvenile gangs would start to dwindle. These thugs aren't innocent kids any more. They shouldn't be treated like such. But my 18 year old son, who has done nothing but obey the law since he dropped from his momma's womb should not be punished for these idiots' misdeeds. He is an adult, old enough to fight and die for our freedoms. He should be old enough to walk into a gun store and buy a weapon for home defense, target shooting, hunting, any reason he wants. Change the laws to punish thugs appropriately.

thank god no one was hurt,but we need to get serious about this because i see nothing is being done to stop it.

Trudge wrote:

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Nurse, then you missed my point. These punks should be stripped of their juvenile status and sentenced to 20+ years of hard labor breaking rocks like they did back 100-200 years ago. Then our issue with juvenile gangs would start to dwindle. These thugs aren't innocent kids any more. They shouldn't be treated like such. But my 18 year old son, who has done nothing but obey the law since he dropped from his momma's womb should not be punished for these idiots' misdeeds. He is an adult, old enough to fight and die for our freedoms. He should be old enough to walk into a gun store and buy a weapon for home defense, target shooting, hunting, any reason he wants. Change the laws to punish thugs appropriately.

Thank you...I was beginning to think I was the crazy one. You are 100% right.

Something else that needs to be changed is the child labor laws. We have essential limited our childrens ability to work and learn because we are "protecting them". What we have done is protected them from learning to be contributing members of society. Add to that our parenting woes.

Man I feel old...and I'm not.

Sportcat wrote:

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How do you buy a concealed weapon?

Lol...oops, you know what I mean.

nunya23 wrote:

You know what's messed up is this story is posted right underneath the whole 18 yr olds able to purchase concealed weapons. Kind of ironic.

you hit the nail on the head. 18 yr olds are nothing but kids. now we pass a law that say a 18yr old can own a gun.we need to wake up and smell the coffee. maybe these elected official want these kids to kill themself off. it weired.