The 6-year-old student who shot and injured his teacher at a Virginia elementary school last week used a gun legally purchased by his mother, authorities said on Monday.
A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a Virginia teacher Friday during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom, police and school officials said. used a gun legally purchased by his mother, authorities said on Monday.
Drew said the student had"the gun on his person" before firing it at his teacher, Abby Zwerner, while she was teaching his first-grade class on Friday. “She made a right turn and started down the hallway, and then she stopped. ... She turned around and make sure every one of those students was safe,” Drew said. “I believe Ms. Zwerner saved lives on Friday.”
Gun owners can be prosecuted under a Virginia law that prohibits anyone from recklessly leaving a loaded, unsecured gun in a manner that endangers the life or limb of children under 14. A violation of that law is a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum jail sentence of one year and a maximum fine of $2,500.
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