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3 Hurt When Kindergartner's Gun Discharges

It went off when he sat down for lunch; injuries are minor

By the Associated Press

Posted Apr 19, 2011 6:09 PM CDT

(AP) – A kindergartner who brought a gun to his Houston elementary school today was among three students injured by fragments when it fired after falling from his pocket as he sat down for lunch. One bullet was fired about 10:35am in the Ross Elementary School cafeteria, spraying fragments at the students. "Either some type of chips off the floor, or it could be pieces of the round that discharged," said a school official. "They had some cuts and stuff on their legs, they don't appear to be life threatening."

Two 6-year-old boys were wounded, including the one who had the gun. The boy who brought the gun was injured in his foot and the other boy was grazed in his leg. A 5-year-old girl was injured in her knee. No word yet on whether any charges will be filed.

Evette Davis hugs her daughter Heaven, 5, and son Julian, 9, after a shooting at Ross Elementary School in Houston.
Evette Davis hugs her daughter Heaven, 5, and son Julian, 9, after a shooting at Ross Elementary School in Houston.   (James Nielsen)
A Houston officer monitors an entrance after a shooting at Ross Elementary School.
A Houston officer monitors an entrance after a shooting at Ross Elementary School.   (James Nielsen)
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jimdoe
Apr 20, 2011 1:49 PM CDT
lets give every1 from the ages 1 to 100 in america a gun, and if they all kill themselves the world will be a better place and the indians can have their land back. heres a solution make the bullets cost 5000 dollars each then only rappers would get killed.
JoeQ
Apr 20, 2011 10:30 AM CDT
The rest of the kids in the lunchroom would have been in no danger if they all had been packing heat.
carbonatedturtle
Apr 20, 2011 10:03 AM CDT
What do you expect from a culture that encourages everyone to carry a gun on them at all times? Isn't it funny how we always hear about people being accidentally shot, and sometimes killed, but we rarely ever hear about all of the people supposedly using guns to protect themselves from attacks. The U.S. either needs to leave their wild west ways in the 19th century where they belong, or expect children to continue to be shot and/or killed.

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