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I can only imagine that his thought process must have been: "I want all my peers to fear me when they see this picture of me standing among them at school, looking mean and holding a gun." I also assume that he didn't think past that to the part where the picture is turned over to police who arrest him for possession of a handgun on school property and have photo evidence of the felony, and then the lab removes him from any prints the school releases to the public.

How could you tell from a wide angle group shot that it was a real gun, and not a replica or even a toy?

Besides, it's against the law in IL for anyone under 18 to possess a handgun, and illegal for adults to "to carry or possess any firearm in any vehicle or concealed on or about the person, except on one`s land or in one`s abode or fixed place of business. It is unlawful to carry or possess any firearm on or about one`s person upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village, or incorporated town" ... "transportation of firearms that are broken down in a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible (e.g., in the trunk of a car); and transportation, carrying, or possession of a firearm which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the possessor of a valid FOID. Under the Wildlife Code, it is unlawful to have or carry any firearm in or on any vehicle or conveyance unless unloaded and enclosed in a case."

So clearly the photo could not have been showing what you think it showed. [/sarc