This hit a little too close to home for me. I actually live in Newport News. We started homeschooling my son when the pandemic hit, but before that he was going to another elementary school that's right around the corner from the one the shooting happened at.
This is insane. I have VERY strong views regarding guns, but how the hell does a 6-year-old end up going to school with one?!?! Multiple failures at multiple points, but I do believe the vast majority of the blame is on the parents for this one. Also, I haven't seen any article that mentioned what sort of gun it is, but if it's anything like a glock those take quite a bit of strength just to cock. So not only did a 6-year-old manage to get a loaded gun, it may have also been pre-cocked for them.
Meanwhile boomers on Nextdoor in our neighborhood are all blaming the violent video games. It's a friggin' 6-year-old. Most 6 year olds are playing games like Mario, not Call of Duty.
EDIT: Correction, it was a 9mm Taurus
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...dents-safety-was-shot-6-year-old-of-rcna64938
ANOTHER EDIT: Many of you probably aren't aware of this, but we had another school shooting in Newport News not that long ago at Heritage High School, in September 2021. This is embarrassing, why the hell weren't metal detectors installed at every school entrance shortly after that?!?!
