Posted on 08/24/2022 8:02:50 AM PDT by algore
A box of guns was delivered to a Delaware County high school in what police called an "honest mistake."
Police said the delivery to Chester High School was a mistake on the part of FedEx, but parents say it couldn’t come at a worse time – when schools are laser-focused on keeping children safe as they’re getting ready to return to class.
Chester Upland School District Superintendent Dr. Craig Parkinson said they were expecting a delivery of textbooks and supplies for the start of the school year, but instead, something else arrived at the loading dock Friday.
School district leaders said the package from FedEx was stored inside the school over the weekend. On Monday, a FedEx driver returned to the school when they realized the delivery was wrong.
Six guns were inside the package, officials said.
“We were contacted and followed school protocol and got the police involved immediately,” Nafis Nichols, Chester Upland School District receiver,
The Chester police department said they found the guns were 30 caliber M1 rifles.
Chester Upland School District officials sent out a letter to school staff and families making them aware of the discovery.
“When deliveries come in, we check everything,” Kevin Thomas, Chester High School maintenance employee told NBC10. “Usually, it’s like school supplies. So I don’t think – in the history, nothing like this has ever happened. So it had to be a big misunderstanding, big mistake.”
Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky said the box was not addressed to the school, or even to a property in the city of Chester. Rather, it had been addressed to an auto repair shop in bordering Chester Township to an avid gun collector.
Gretsky said no charges will be filed.
“They had a right to purchase it, we checked everything out, everything was completely legal- nothing illegal about it,” Gretsky said. “And it was one solo individual who purchased the firearms.”
The firearms were returned to FedEx, authorities said.
“We take this matter very seriously and are cooperating fully with investigating authorities,” FedEx told NBC10.
M1?
How Garand!..........................
Doesn’t say if anyone was wounded or killed. Those boxes of guns can be some shifty characters. They’ll do anything to sneak into a school.
What a bunch of Karens
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FYI, a male Karen is a Richard.
M1? At least they weren’t the super-powerful AR47! They could have been something even deadlier like a 9mm!
:: it had been addressed to an auto repair shop in bordering Chester Township to an avid gun collector. ::
Pretty slick way to get the “collector” on a [local] list of owners of weapons of war.
Hey! Those rifles are mine! Give them back...
I can understand the parents’ concerns but things on the public school mass shootings front will slow down after the midterms. They only tend to go up when things are looking bad for the RAT Party and an election is coming up.
These were most likely CMP rifles. You can buy a rifle from them and they can legally ship the rifle directly to you, no FFL on your end. This is a perfect opening for one of theses Karens to zero the media’s attention upon this very positive CMP program. Civilian Marksman Program sells battle rifles to earn money to use teaching children how to safely shoot. OMG!
Dang, that NEVER happens to me.
As a parent and strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment...I’d ask, “Why didn’t anyone check the shipping label before opening the box?”
If these were out of the box, and loaded, with a deranged 15 year behind the trigger, and he posted on Facebook his intentions, and the police were notified but just stood around talking...it’d be a real problem!
Laser-focused, my big ol' hairy butt...if they're still relying on those "Gun Free Zone" signs.
Why? It was an honest mistake. Just give the box back to FedEx and have a nice day.
Sounds like M1 carbines if .30 cal. They must have been knocked out if they didn’t jump out and start trouble like most unattended firearms.
Hmm. And did they deliver the ammunition those guns need as well? Responsible teachers and school administrators can’t very well defend the campus unless properly and completely armed.
Hi.
If Chester wants to get rid of them, I know an FFL here who would be happy to take the M1s.
5.56mm
How many students did this box of guns kill?
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