Mass shooting this afternoon in Prince George’s county

[Anonymous]

According to the local news channels at least 5 people were shot and two of them were children.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/04/19/greenbelt-maryland-shooting-schrom-hills-recreation-center/

A fight broke out at a “senior skip day” event that involved playing with water guns. It appears some of the children had somehow converted some of the water guns to shoot real bullets.

There are no laws or restrictions or even background checks on toy guns or water guns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It appears some of the children had somehow converted some of the water guns to shoot real bullets.

There are no laws or restrictions or even background checks on toy guns or water guns.

Are you seriously that ignorant about firearms? You can’t “convert” a toy water gun to fire real bullets. Obviously someone brought an actual gun to the water gun fight.

[Anonymous]

This is why I don't think senior skip day activities are a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Certainly not in places where there’s terrible gang violence in existence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't think senior skip day activities are a good idea.

We should have school all day, every day, so no one gets shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't think senior skip day activities are a good idea.

We should have school all day, every day, so no one gets shot.

Not really, since school shootings and violence are on the rise in our area....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't think senior skip day activities are a good idea.

We should have school all day, every day, so no one gets shot.

That’s more or less on of the arguments in favor of year round education and eliminating summer vacation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It appears some of the children had somehow converted some of the water guns to shoot real bullets.

There are no laws or restrictions or even background checks on toy guns or water guns.

Are you seriously that ignorant about firearms? You can’t “convert” a toy water gun to fire real bullets. Obviously someone brought an actual gun to the water gun fight.

I’ve definitely read about instances of toy guns or replica guns being converted to fire bullets. This was very common in the UK many years ago when I was at university, before the UK disallowed the sale or possession of toy guns. It’s certainly possible that troubled youths could use a bit of clever switchery and fussing about to make a water gun into a real gun. If the IRA could do it anyone else can as well.

Best to just outlaw the whole lot of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It appears some of the children had somehow converted some of the water guns to shoot real bullets.

There are no laws or restrictions or even background checks on toy guns or water guns.

Are you seriously that ignorant about firearms? You can’t “convert” a toy water gun to fire real bullets. Obviously someone brought an actual gun to the water gun fight.

I’ve definitely read about instances of toy guns or replica guns being converted to fire bullets. This was very common in the UK many years ago when I was at university, before the UK disallowed the sale or possession of toy guns. It’s certainly possible that troubled youths could use a bit of clever switchery and fussing about to make a water gun into a real gun. If the IRA could do it anyone else can as well.

Best to just outlaw the whole lot of them.

Yes I’ve seen this first hand. Those rascals turning super soakers in to fully automated AK-15 death machines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It appears some of the children had somehow converted some of the water guns to shoot real bullets.

There are no laws or restrictions or even background checks on toy guns or water guns.

Are you seriously that ignorant about firearms? You can’t “convert” a toy water gun to fire real bullets. Obviously someone brought an actual gun to the water gun fight.

I’ve definitely read about instances of toy guns or replica guns being converted to fire bullets. This was very common in the UK many years ago when I was at university, before the UK disallowed the sale or possession of toy guns. It’s certainly possible that troubled youths could use a bit of clever switchery and fussing about to make a water gun into a real gun. If the IRA could do it anyone else can as well.

Best to just outlaw the whole lot of them.

You are clueless. Maybe it’s possible with a BB gun. But a water gun is just a device that uses air pressure to discharge water through a thin hose, covered in plastic in the shape of a gun. There’s nothing inside that could be used to fire a real bullet.

[Anonymous]

I just do not care any longer. Am immune to an emotional response. I see people voting for the destruction of law and order and the criminals given excuse after excuse for their behavior. I promise you I am not the only one numb to this event, do not care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It appears some of the children had somehow converted some of the water guns to shoot real bullets.

There are no laws or restrictions or even background checks on toy guns or water guns.

Are you seriously that ignorant about firearms? You can’t “convert” a toy water gun to fire real bullets. Obviously someone brought an actual gun to the water gun fight.

horrible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It appears some of the children had somehow converted some of the water guns to shoot real bullets.

There are no laws or restrictions or even background checks on toy guns or water guns.

Are you seriously that ignorant about firearms? You can’t “convert” a toy water gun to fire real bullets. Obviously someone brought an actual gun to the water gun fight.

I’ve definitely read about instances of toy guns or replica guns being converted to fire bullets. This was very common in the UK many years ago when I was at university, before the UK disallowed the sale or possession of toy guns. It’s certainly possible that troubled youths could use a bit of clever switchery and fussing about to make a water gun into a real gun. If the IRA could do it anyone else can as well.

Best to just outlaw the whole lot of them.

Toy guns are usually made out of cheap flexible plastic.
I'm not sure there are guns on the market made out of the kind of plastic your carry-out was delivered in. I don't think such plastic is capable of resisting the ballistic pressure that emanates from a gun, which is usually made of the metal. And I'm not talking soft aluminum, copper, tin nor zinc metals here.