Student charged with felony after pointing finger gun

I've gotta wonder if the charge is being pushed by someone who opposes the law being talked about in the video, who wants its first application to be in a case so ridiculous it'll create mass public opposition to it or something. That's the only scenario I can think of where an otherwise functioning adult may make a decision that poor.

Now I'm no judge, but I see this as a first amendment violation. The student was expressing his disdain towards the kids in a jackass sort of way, but being a jackass isn't and shouldn't be against the law.

I would be inclined to agree. Schools themselves have wide latitude to police this type of thing, much wider than general criminal law could do. So I have no problem with the kid being suspended. The criminal charge on the other hand is another matter entirely. That seems like a clear 1st Amendment violation.
Depends on context. In this case it's obvious it's not a "true threat." https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/amdt1-7-5-6/ALDE_00013807/

Finger guns are not covered under the 2nd amendment.

Well you see your honor: the hand is connected to the arm.... And we have the right to bear arms so...
- Ah, the RFK Jr defense. Nice.
- I prefer to have the right to Bear Arms, tbh.
- Then ask your bear to make a finger gun
- The arms are a right, the hands at the end of them are a privilege...
It’s the right to bear arms, not the right to bare arms!
Yes it does, finger guns 100% existed in the 18th century
But they should be covered under the 1st amendment. The problem is that children don't have many rights in the US.

Googling this... At the moment, the only source online is a single local newspaper, which omits numerous key details. Might turn out to be nothing.

Student with actual gun given a thumbs-up and a gentle kiss on the forehead.

👈

👉🤛

you can't buy fingers from weapons manufacturers so we can't protect your right to bear fingers

Are finger guns going to become the equivalent of a middle finger in the US because of how many people die to guns?

Much like the middle finger gesture is offensive because outside the US many people die to birds.
- That's one way to misunderstand the sentence. Impressive. The USA preschool reading level isn't a joke after all.
  Half of U.S. adults can’t read a book written at the 8th-grade level.
  sauce
Only if the French start doing it.
No. It's hysterical admins using lousy logic to conclude that finger guns = violence. The logic is something along the lines of finger guns = real guns = killing people.

I can tell you that I was forbidden from doing that while playing during a vacation in Colorado, mere months before Columbine. This bullshit is ridiculous.