5-year-old boy takes gun to Kan. school

So...mom said to get rid of the gun and this responsibility fell onto the child? I'm not getting it. Why did they even GIVE him the gun in the first place? I don't see any mention of the parents getting into trouble, but they should. The kid is 5 years old and has a gun that was given to him by his parents. Sounds like he is a hell of a good liar though at this age, or just honest.

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) - A five-year-old boy took an unloaded semiautomatic handgun to school and showed it off to at least one classmate, police said.

School officials in this Kansas City suburb had not decided what disciplinary action would be taken against the kindergartner, but a federal law requires expulsion for students who bring a gun to school, said LeighAnne Neal, a spokeswoman for the Shawnee Mission School District.

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