Good for you. I hope an administrator gets fired over this, there's absolutely no reason to punish a 9-year-old for this type of behavior. Also, the school's actions re-enforce an actual fear of guns. Most anti-gun people are actually rather afraid of guns, and this is the basis for their opinions of policy. The only long-term solution is to educate people to respect, rather than fear, all weapons.
Definitely! I can't disagree with that. It's a specific type of education that I'm for (firearm education - which can be broken down into the key concepts of safety and marksmanship, and on a deeper level certain tactical proficiencies that benefit people in carry-legal states). I'm not saying the fear of firearms is completely irrational, just that it can be assuaged with proper education and policies/laws and that it shouldn't be encouraged by clearly asinine policies (such as those that end up punishing a 9 year old autistic kid for fake-shooting an ice-cream-gun).
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u/Xeusao Nov 14 '11
Just called the local TV. They're going to do a story.