[Kaylee Frye]

I’m 26 and when I was in the 6th grade, they were really ramping up this “weapons in the schools” cr*p. I remember after some moronic announcement, I stood up and said “I could use my pencil as a weapon, does that mean you should take that away?!!” I think I was almost suspended for that... That would’ve been about... 1992 I think.

[darkangel82]

I’m a year younger than you, and I can’t understand this stupidity, either.

[lesser_satan]

I’m 31 and I was in high school (junior or senior year, IIRC) when it began happening. I don’t know what the impetus was, as this was LONG before Columbine, but a kid from my class got expelled and arrested for carrying a paintball gun across the parking lot. Prior to this, we brought guns in for the shop teacher (who was a gunsmith) to work on.