12-year-old boy carrying a concealed gun shot and wounded two fellow students today at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, New Mexico. Both injured students, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, were airlifted to a Level 1 trauma center in Lubbock, TX where they are receiving treatment.
The Albuquerque Journal reports a nearby teacher was able to get the student shooter to give up his weapon:
“In the 10 seconds that transpired from the time of this thing starting until the teacher had control of the weapon, there was no cowardice,” [School Superintendent Tom] Burris said. “There was protection for our kids. Everyone acted and did their duties today at Berrendo Middle School.”
Eva Gomez, Roswell Education Association president, identified eighth-grade social studies teacher John Masterson as the staff member who stopped Campbell and convinced him to put his gun down.
although there were fewer casualties because of this teacher and not detracting from that but i would think it's getting more complicated because the shooters are getting younger, the old reasons why can no longer apply at least as their former profiling because of their ages and ability to reason.
i think knowing right from wrong no longer can stand on it's own, it now becomes a choice with limited understanding i think it's more of a real definition that if you shoot you kill, which would also indicate an emergence of apathy in their character.
parents need to recognize and stop putting their social status before their kid and other kids lives at risk.
According to Reuters, today’s shooting was the second to take place at a U.S. middle school in three months. In October, a 12-year-old boy, opened fire at his school in Sparks, NV, killing a teacher and wounding two classmates before killing himself.The latest event will surely add to the contentious debate surrounding gun control, which escalated following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in December of 2012.President Obama failed to win congressional support last year for sweeping new gun laws, including limits on assault rifles and background checks for gun purchases. Despite the defeat, gun control reform may still have life -- via executive order. Earlier this month, Obama signed two executive orders which make it easier for states to provide information about people with mental health issues to the federal background check system.
i disagree with he assumption Pres. "FAILED"to get congress NRA biatches to vote for what is more responsible than present lack of laws again prevented and blocked by mostly republicans and their fear of NRA controlling their primaries which in turn shows the lack of consideration not only for adults but kids that get killed or wounded by guns.
congress was and is unflappable in the fear of tea party and NRA, being on their crap list is their worse nightmare, not your kid or theirs being shot. despicable them
