A preschooler with a gun? Only in Texas.

[Shockeye]

Pre-K Student Brings Handgun to School

1 hour, 3 minutes ago

AUSTIN, Texas - A pre-kindergarten student brought a handgun to school, where it was seized by a fifth-grader and turned over to the principal, school district officials said Tuesday.

The 5-year-old reportedly displayed the loaded weapon outside the Blanton Elementary School cafeteria where students were gathered before class. The fifth-grader recognized it was real and took it to the principal.

Investigators were trying to determine how the child got the gun, Austin Independent School District spokeswoman Carmen Luevanos said.

District police said they will pursue charges against the adult who allowed the student to bring the weapon to school. The adult was not identified.

A charge of making a firearm accessible to a child is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500.

Luevanos said investigators do not believe the 5-year-old intended to harm any students.

"He just took it out to show other students," she said. "Their conclusion is the child was not really aware how serious his actions were."

[WayAbvPar]

Use the gun on the parents and/or the gun owner.

[Strazos]

I think that should suffice, in lieu of a paltry $500 fine.

[Ironwood]

While most people not American would jump on the whole 'America are gun nuts' thing, I'd like to point out how quickly and responsibly the fith grader acted.

Bravo.

[Mesozoic]

This is how it starts.

See, first the Government takes a gun away from a 5-year old.  Then they come to your home, rape your daughters, and burn your house down by lighting a stack of gasoline-soaked King James bibles.  Then the Liberals take your land and give it to the Mexicans, who will provide cheap labor for abortion clinics in between flag-burning parties.

You watch.

[TheWalrus]

Ann Coulter just climaxed. She has you to thank Meso.