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Florida deputy’s son, 10, accused of selling dead father’s gun to classmate for $300 (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Two 10-year-old students were arrested in connection with a gun sold at their elementary school in Florida, county officials confirmed.

A deputy's son "agreed to exchange a handgun, (later found to belong to his deceased father), for a sum of $300" back in February, the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

The Country Oaks Elementary School was placed under lockdown Wednesday morning after the sheriff's office received a call about "a suspicious incident" on campus. Authorities discovered ammunition in the backpack of the boy who purchased the gun.

The gun was later found in his backyard under a shed, hidden with a 74-gram bag of marijuana, according to investigators.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That biometric safe work well? I touch on fingerprint readers in IT, and while they've improved I've heard those little pistol safes are a PITA.

And yes, I get that they're easy to break into for the motivated.

Flintlocks?! I'm mad jealous. I've got a few percussion cap guns, the modern one is the only one I have working reliably.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

It really does! Doesn't open for other people, but opens quickly for me. And you're right, they're not exactly difficult to break open, but that's not why I have it. I just have it to keep a loaded gun out of reach of the kids.

My father-in-law actually built the flintlocks decades ago! I haven't actually fired them yet, but I keep meaning to pick up some powder and try them out