Two Teens Shot INSIDE D.C. Public High School (16 year-old reported dead)

Monday, February 2, 2004 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Allan Etter, spokesman for the Washington, D.C. Fire Department, says two teenagers were shot inside Ballou Senior High School in Southeast, Washington, D.C. this morning.

One teen was shot in the chest and is being Medivacced to Childrens Hospital. The other was shot in the leg and is being treated on the scene before transport to a local hospital.

No report on whether the shooter was caught or if it was more than one shooter.

Our nation's capital is in the throes of a violent crime wave with almost one murder a day, gang warfare in broad daylight, bus drivers being stabbed and children being robbed at gunpoint for their Northface down winter coats.

Recently, a 14-year-old girl was assassinated for being a possible witness to a drug-war hit between rival gangs.

[T. P. Pole]

But I thought gun control solves this type of thing.

[ladtx]

...shot inside Ballou Senior High School...

Well at least it keeps them off the streets. < /sarcasm>

[Sloth]

Impossible. D.C. has strong gun control laws, and schools, in particular, are zero tolerance gun-free zones. You must be mistaken.

[theDentist]

Apparently not. Maybe... maybe... maybe it's the fault of the shooter...?

[ladylib]

So, does this school get placed on NCLB's "persistently dangerous" schools or doesn't it yet meet the criteria?

NCLB is a joke.

[Always Right]

Good thing those kids did not have vouchers so they could get out of those lovely schools. It is this type of socialization that makes the public schools an invaluable experinece for children.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Reminds me of why I quit my job in Anacostia and moved to New Mexico.

[Conspiracy Guy]

That's what I thought too. Must be a misprint.

CG

[kristinn]

There's no info on whether the school is on lockdown or if the students have been evacuated.

[Little Ray]

So how long before we hear about the "assault weapon" or "pocket rocket" or other evil firearm that committed this crime all by itself, I wonder?

[NautiNurse]

Please keep up updated. Haven't seen anything in AP breaking yet.

[ladylib]

I hope that candidates for vouchers will be thoroughly checked out as far as discipline and educational potential are concerned before they are foisted on private schools.

My Washington relatives send all their children to private schools in and around the district. The last thing they want to see is a bunch of thugs in their children's schools.

[from occupied ga]

Two Teens Shot INSIDE D.C. Public High School...

But I thought gun control solves this type of thing.

The DC politicians and bureaucrats "just didn't go far enough" with their laws. Oh wait a minute. DC has a total gun ban with only those guns owned by residents prior to the 1976 ban being legal. I guess they should have the DC cops round those up from the law abiding citizens. That would help.

[kristinn]

Our Democrat mayor, Anthony Williams, supports school vouchers and has taken alot of heat from the usual suspects for it.

[Mygirlsmom]

We don't have cable and rarely have the TV on, but there's nothing being said at all on the radio news. Don't school shootings qualify as breaking news anymore?

[kristinn]

I'm home sick today and learned about it on local TV: WRC and WUSA.

[r9etb]

Our nation's capital is in the throes of a violent crime wave with almost one murder a day, gang warfare in broad daylight, bus drivers being stabbed and children being robbed at gunpoint for their Northface down winter coats. Recently, a 14-year-old girl was assassinated for being a possible witness to a drug-war hit between rival gangs.

Just to point out the obvious: this is third-world stuff. It's what comes of casting off the shackles of civilization in the name of "diversity."

[kevao]

DC has a total gun ban

Maybe they should pass a total gun ban again, and see if it works this time.

[sweetliberty]

Obviously the answer is to control the guns and understand the little terrorists darlings, who are obviously only acting out something they can't understand. Oh yeah, and it's probably due to poverty and bad achools for lack of government funding and I'm sure there was racism involved. Did I miss any?