Ridiculous goings on at St. Albans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sense on the BB gun possession is that it's probably legal in the state the boy lives in (if he doesn't live in DC), and he left it in his car.

Both kids are from MoCo (Potomac and Bethesda). MoCo law explicitly defines air guns as firearms. Depending on size (the standard is whether it’s concealable on one’s person), an air gun may also be classified as a handgun under MoCo law. Doesn’t look like you’re even allowed to shoot one for sport (vs. e.g. killing a dangerous animal) in the urbanized areas of the county unless you’re in a basement or at a licensed shooting range. And you can’t legally transport such a gun within 100 yards of a place of public assembly (including a school) unless it’s unloaded and stored in an enclosed case or locked rack. So I think they were violating the laws of their own jurisdiction as well. It's not just a case where DC has unusually restrictive standards.

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/ded/agservices/pdffiles/ch57_weapons.pdf
http://www.gazette.net/stories/061307/gaitnew233547_32365.shtml (for a picture and a discussion of the policing issues re kids and airguns)

And for even more of a sense of what BB guns look like these days, go here and scroll down until you get beyond the text and to the images:
http://www.airgundepot.com/bbpelletguns.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spare us your faux outrage--where was it when you were bashing Senator Kerry and Vice President Al Gore?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:...said the Sarah Palin supporter.

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Anonymous wrote:Kerry went to St. Pauls School in Concord NH.

Just saying.

Oh. Sorry. Had the wrong pompous jack-ass. I confused Al Gore with John Kerry.

What's wrong with Sarah Palin? She's a mother, and a leader, and believed that there was no limit to what she could achieve. I'd like to teach my daughters those same qualities.

Do you show your daughter her test scores and suggest she settle for a mid-level career?

With your attitude you'll be teaching your daughters and THEIR children at the same time. Good luck, grandma!

[Anonymous]

Old news guys. Move on.

[Anonymous]

This thread has degenerated. Maybe someone at STA will start a new thread and alert us if/when there are any interesting developments in this case?

[Anonymous]

What colleges did the two fine young men (from StA) who were taken in by the law enforcement get accepted to?

[Anonymous]

18 year year old was accepted to Colby.

[Anonymous]

Excellent school!! TY

[Anonymous]

Yes, that is a good school. It will be interesting to see what happens. 18 year old plays lax, which was on interest to the school.

[Anonymous]

I wish these two boys had rolled into the parking lot at Annacostia Senior and pulled their little BB gun out. Wouldn't be so funny then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Thanks for reminding me why we chose to live in VA with the rednecks instead of in DC with the crazies. Just last week I transported my son's friend's airsoft gun -- across state lines no less (from MD to VA) -- so that they could play after school in our woods (yep, we have woods in VA). Had I gone to DC for an errand and a police officer looked into the back of my SUV (which already appears highly suspicious in DC because it sports a pro-life bumper sticker), I guess I could have been arrested, too. I understand why parents living in DC would not want their sons playing with BB guns, because most people do not have yards big enough to allow safe play. But since some of us in MD and VA do, and some of us feel this is much healthier recreation than socializing with strangers on facebook or sitting in front of a giant screen playing Guitar Hero, DC law enforcement obviously needs to take into account that this is a metropolitan area and not arrest teenagers, who presumably had a MD license plate on their car, for forgetting to take the BB gun out of the back seat!

Really??? You think letting your children pay with guns is good recreation??? and you call yourself a "pro-lifer"!! how sad!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really??? You think letting your children pay with guns is good recreation??? and you call yourself a "pro-lifer"!! how sad!

I can't believe it took so long for someone to take that bait! Anybody who can't see the difference between kids playing with plastic guns and killing people (or animals) has some judgment issues. Are you the parent who flipped out a while back when somebody gave her son a marshmallow shooter for a present? Lighten up. And yes, I'll take any recreational activity that gets my kids outside, particularly in nature, enjoying themselves with other kids. I'll admit I was reluctant at first, because I associate guns with rednecks (my own bias) -- and I'll object strongly if they ever want to hunt (I've been a vegetarian most of my life -- how's that for pro-life?). But I am so much against my kids sitting inside by themselves in front of computer/tv screens in their free time that I relented on the airsoft guns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Thanks for reminding me why we chose to live in VA with the rednecks instead of in DC with the crazies. Just last week I transported my son's friend's airsoft gun -- across state lines no less (from MD to VA) -- so that they could play after school in our woods (yep, we have woods in VA). Had I gone to DC for an errand and a police officer looked into the back of my SUV (which already appears highly suspicious in DC because it sports a pro-life bumper sticker), I guess I could have been arrested, too. I understand why parents living in DC would not want their sons playing with BB guns, because most people do not have yards big enough to allow safe play. But since some of us in MD and VA do, and some of us feel this is much healthier recreation than socializing with strangers on facebook or sitting in front of a giant screen playing Guitar Hero, DC law enforcement obviously needs to take into account that this is a metropolitan area and not arrest teenagers, who presumably had a MD license plate on their car, for forgetting to take the BB gun out of the back seat!

Really??? You think letting your children pay with guns is good recreation??? and you call yourself a "pro-lifer"!! how sad!

Was this BB gun loaded? Not available info. Was it in a proper case for transport? How many yards could it shoot? Bring it to a FCPS school and what would happen?

[Anonymous]

Move on, who cares. Also, comment about Anacostia HS was unecessary.. FYI, Anacostia is not a bad school, stop by and pay a visit..

[Anonymous]

Seriously. Old news. So move on, Cathedral Iconoclasts.

[Anonymous]

If this is such "old news", then why are YOU commenting? Stop trying to sweep this under the rug.

Anonymous wrote:Seriously. Old news. So move on, Cathedral Iconoclasts.