The boy exchanged the handgun for $300 in February. The incident was discovered after ammunition was found in the backpack of the other student Wednesday.
Two 10-year-old students were arrested in connection with a gun sold at their elementary school in Florida, county officials confirmed.
A deputy's son "agreed to exchange a handgun, (later found to belong to his deceased father), for a sum of $300" back in February, the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
The Country Oaks Elementary School was placed under lockdown Wednesday morning after the sheriff's office received a call about "a suspicious incident" on campus. Authorities discovered ammunition in the backpack of the boy who purchased the gun.
The gun was later found in his backyard under a shed, hidden with a 74-gram bag of marijuana, according to investigators.
Legos and SNES games for me. Probably more the Legos. I used to look through the catalogs longly, wishing I could afford the bigger city, jungle, and pirate sets.
Nowadays I still look longingly, but at more sets and a little less at the city sets.
I was never hugely into Lego. I enjoyed it and had some, but it wasn't the thing I was totally into.
I like that they have adult stuff now though. I can't say I had a lot of fun putting together the Lego Yellow Submarine, but it was still worth the experience.
I got my wife some of the Lego plants they have now for her birthday last year. Succulents and an orchid, I think. She loved them.
There's no reason creative toys like Lego need to be just for kids.
Also, there's an antique mall near me that has a booth with like every G.I. Joe figure and vehicle made in the 80s. My parents would have had to drag me away from that booth.
Quick math 74 grams is 2.61 ounces which is like what I can get for a little over a 100 buck legally for meh shit. Primo it could be ~300-500 bucks worth in a legal market for perspective. Still a 10 year old should not have either in their possession
That removes ALL other factors, and simplifies too much, it doesn't ask why a 10 year old kid had 74g of marijuana in the first place.
Guns are part of the issue, drugs are part of the issue, family and social life are part of the issue, finances are part of the issue
Just going "gun bad" solves nothing.
I do wish the US would institute proper gun control systems, like a national registry, with random checkups on how guns are stored. It won't happen, the gun lobby is too strong.
I am glad I live in northern Europe where we don't have the obsession with guns that the US has.