ARMED ROBBER HITS MAURY (TN) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The Nashville Tennessean ^ | 1 July 2003 | Sue McClure

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

COLUMBIA

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Safest place you can rob, period. No one is allowed to have a gun and the dog is run on a regular basis to keep it that way. LOL. Smart thief.

[ken5050]

But wait.....I thought schools had NO Money...

[Puppage]

Safest place you can rob, period. No one is allowed to have a gun

Not in Connecticut. You have a permit, you can carry on school grounds.

[nonsporting]

The beauty of "gun-free [school] zones" -- only criminals will have guns there. This is what the anti-self-defense crowd wanted.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

The beauty of "gun-free [school] zones" -- only criminals will have guns there. This is what the anti-self-defense crowd wanted.

Yes, tell me all about it. Time to let school officials and even teachers who have carry permits to have their weapons with them at school if they wish.

[Centurion2000]

Suprised that he didn't rob the lunch register. 500 students at 1.85 for lunch (or so) ... close to 1000.00 sitting there undefended.

[Arkinsaw]

Safest place you can rob, period.

But more painful if you are caught. Look for this guy not to get probation anytime soon if caught.

[sticker]

One thing you can tell from what isn't written is the robber was black. The Tennessean(Pravda on the Cumberland) doesn't print a description unless the robber is white

[GailA]

BUT, BUT I THOUGHT THEY WERE A GUN FREE ZONE!

[always vigilant]

Are you sure about that? If I recall correctly the opposite is true. I could be wrong tho. I have to check.

Cheers!!

[Puppage]

Sec. 53a-217b. Possession of a weapon on school grounds: Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of possession of a weapon on school grounds when, knowing that he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he possesses a firearm or deadly weapon, as defined in section 53a-3, (1) in or on the real property comprising a public or private elementary or secondary school or (2) at a school-sponsored activity as defined in subsection (h) of section 10-233a.

So,if you have a CT permit, you are then LICENSED to do so. I have a permit, so it's kind of important to know where you can, and cannot go.

Their wording is on purpose so most people (for whatever reason) WON'T go there w/gun.

They also say that "it's not advisable" to carry a weapon into a place that serves alcohol...not advisable, however, NOT illegal.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Pravda on the Cumberland

Bwahahahhaaa. I'll have to modify that and use it. Too funny.

[nonsporting]

"...Time to let school officials and even teachers ... have their weapons with them at school if they wish."

ALL the teachers and administrators at my children's school are armed. (That's why we homeschool.)

[Pure Country]

Suprised that he didn't rob the lunch register. 500 students at 1.85 for lunch (or so) ... close to 1000.00 sitting there undefended.

Probably not. The kids probably purchase a meal ticket and just get it punched as they go through the line. Very little cash goes through the lines around here anyway.