Fifth-grader finds loaded gun on playground, follows safety procedure
A very well-informed fifth-grader at Oak Grove Elementary School reportedly followed procedure when he found a loaded gun on the playground at the school Friday.
Officials have not released the name of the student, but are planning on presenting a certificate to him Monday, according to Bob Gault, media relations coordinator for the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office.
He cleared the area, called for a teacher, and made sure that no one touched the gun until an adult could take charge. He followed the procedures described in the Eddie Eagle Program taught by the NRA - which are apparently taught in TN schools - and as a result, no one was injured. It's a non-story, really - he applied what he learned and kept everyone safe. It doesn't fit an agenda - the media can't use this to push for "safe storage" BS or anything like that, and the NRA's program arguably saved a life here.
With no reports of the gun being stolen, it's possible that it just fell out of someone's pocket - or that its theft hadn't yet been discovered. If this is a case of a dropped or lost firearm, I hope the owner comes forward - and rewards this young man handsomely. This 10 or 11 year old boy acted calmly and kept a bad situation from getting a lot worse - and we can thank the education provided by those notorious merchants of death, the NRA, for that.
When was the last time the CSGV helped educate children on what to do if they find a loaded firearm?
That is all.
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When was the last time the CSGV helped educate children on what to do if they find a loaded firearm?
They assume that the proper authorities will be able to follow the thin trail of fecal matter back to where said firearm was discovered.
kid did good
Rule # zero:
"DON'T PANIC"
... applies to all situations
"When was the last time the CSGV helped educate children on what to do if they find a loaded firearm?"
Well, since they directly and vehemently oppose teaching children what to do if they find a firearm (much less acknowledging the existence of firearms in front of children), never. They would prefer a child pick it up to "play with" and accidentally kill a classmate through ignorance. What actually happened is a situation they try with all their might to prevent.
Of course, if CSGV were right, educating this child about what to do if he found a firearm should have resulted in him picking it up and going on a killing spree, gunning down everyone in sight until the evil high-capacity assault handgun was empty.
It's not about safety for them, it's about donations and political power. A tragedy would have helped them with both.
CSGV's idea of "education" is doing all they can to make sure that this kid DIDN'T get the training he had.
They claim Eddie Eagle doesn't work, and is some conspiracy from the "Gun Industry".
Of course if he hadn't gotten the proper training, somebody might have been hurt or killed...and that would be a "Gun Death" and they could break out the candles!
I'm surprised that the school admimistration isn't suspending or expelling him for actually looking at the firearm.
Oh, I forgot, this is Tennessee, not New Jersey.
Some city worker found a gun in a field in Detroit not too long ago, turned it in to "the authorities", and was fired for possessing a handgun while on city time
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If I find out who this kid is, I'm buying him a Mountain Dew. :D
I am very proud of my son for doing the right thing, he didnt pick the gun up, he knew that would not be the right thing. He kept other kids away and yelled for his teacher. Even though, he is a lifetime sportmans, and he grew up in a home with firearms, he knows that finding something like a weapon of anykind - that it should not be touched. He was recongnized by the Sheriff's department and the State Representative tonight, and he is a hero in my eyes. THis could have been a tragedy, but it wasnt. THanks for the kind comments.
Debbie,
You have every right in the world to be *VERY* proud of your son. He did exactly the right thing and was exactly the right person to find that firearm. He kept himself and his fellow classmates safe; he applied the lessons he learned from Eddie Eagle exactly as intended; and he turned what could have been a tragedy into nothing more than a little excitement in the school day.
I hope that if no one comes forward they let him keep the .22 he found.
Heck, I'd like to buy him an ice cream sundae at his favorite shop if possible!
Debbie,
I would hazard to assume that proper pRenting played a roll in your son's actions. Go ahead, pat yourself on the back- you deserve it.
Debbie, KUDOS to you and your son!!!! It's nice to see parents teaching their children the proper way to interact with weapons of any kind, in this case, a gun. The world is full of weapons and that is not going to change. It is better to teach them how to properly handle these types of situations than to raise them ignorant. Ignorance is what breeds "accidents". Good job to you as a parent. You have taught him well!!!
go to www.newschannel9.com to see the video, the topic is Fifth grader finds gun on playground, and then there is a follow up article topic FIREFIGHTER Lost Gun on Playground.
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