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2 Gardena High students arrested after school shooting incident
LA Times ^ | January 19, 2011 | Andrew Blankstein and Tony Barboza

Posted on 01/19/2011 12:21:25 PM PST by Beaten Valve

Two Gardena High School students have been arrested for allegedly aiding a classmate who brought a gun to school Tuesday that discharged, injuring two, police say. The two students allegedly helped the classmate hide after the gun accidentally went off in a classroom, according to a law-enforcement source. The 17-year-old who brought the gun to school hid for about an hour after the gun discharged. He was then taken into custody. The source said those arrested were 15 and 16 years old. Tim Anderson, deputy chief of the Los Angeles School Police Department, confirmed the arrests but would not provide details. Incoming LAUSD Supt. John Deasy said earlier that Garden High School had violated school-district policy because it did not conduct random weapons searches every day. Deasy said a review by district administrators showed school-district policy required random weapons searches daily.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: gardena; highschool; shooting
KFI news reported that a male student helped the shooter change closthes and a female helped hide his backpack.
1 posted on 01/19/2011 12:21:29 PM PST by Beaten Valve
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To: Beaten Valve

Somebody ‘splain to me how this pistol went off when he dropped his backpack. Either it was really terrible luck or it was a really lousy pistol

And in other news, as looked around for info on this, I came across one idiot article referring to the weapon as an “automatic pistol.” Cool! Where can get one?

[facepalm].


2 posted on 01/19/2011 12:43:00 PM PST by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Mad Dawg

That was the first question I had also. What type of pistol was it? Revolver or semi? Gees. I carry a semi in my purse and I’ve dropped my purse a few times....it has been my understanding that semi’s like glocks and springfields have several internal mechanisms/safeties that prevent accidental discharges upon being dropped. Hmmm.


3 posted on 01/19/2011 1:08:50 PM PST by murrie (For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son..........)
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To: EveningStar; truthkeeper; bd476; Windflier; BunnySlippers; bunster; smokingfrog; Sarah Barracuda; ..

Elderados! Ping!

Larry is doing a great job questioning the “story” coming out on this “accidental” shooting.


4 posted on 01/19/2011 1:15:35 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: murrie

Probably a older revolver; didn’t get the memo on leaving an empty chamber under the hammer.


5 posted on 01/19/2011 1:31:08 PM PST by pingman (Price is what you pay, value is what you get.)
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To: La Enchiladita
Larry is doing a great job questioning the “story” coming out on this “accidental” shooting.

Good on Larry. Always a voice of clarity and reason in LaLa Land.

6 posted on 01/19/2011 2:01:28 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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7 posted on 01/19/2011 3:21:59 PM PST by EveningStar (Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
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To: Beaten Valve
But wait -- this is Kalifornia. Wouldn't a gun without a drop safety be illegal?

2008 Dangerous Weapons Control Law

8 posted on 01/19/2011 3:33:52 PM PST by smokingfrog (Do all the talking you want, but do what I tell you.)
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To: La Enchiladita
bump
9 posted on 01/19/2011 3:35:19 PM PST by smokingfrog (Do all the talking you want, but do what I tell you.)
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To: murrie
What type of pistol was it? Revolver or semi?

????

A pistol may initially be either single or double action but it is always, at a minimum, a semiautomatic machine after the first round is discharged.

A revolver has a revolving cylinder, hench the name revolver. A revolver may be single or double action.

Hand guns can be either single shots, revolvers or machine guns (pistols). Pistols may be either semiautomatic or automatic. There is no revolver pistol or pistol revolver.

10 posted on 01/19/2011 3:37:26 PM PST by Amerigomag
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To: EveningStar

Great photo, ES!


11 posted on 01/19/2011 3:49:40 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
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