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    Boy, 9, charged in Washington school shooting

    PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Preliminary criminal charges have been filed against a 9-year-old boy accused of accidentally shooting his third-grade classmate in Washington state.

    A capacity hearing will be held in two weeks to determine if the charges will ultimately proceed. Under state law, children between 8 and 12 years old can face charges if a court determines the child has the capacity to understand an act is wrong.

    The boy has been with unlawful possession of a gun, bringing a dangerous weapon to school and third-degree assault charges.

    His bail was set at $50,000 during a preliminary hearing Thursday.

    Authorities say the boy brought a .45-caliber handgun he got from his mother's house to an elementary school in Bremerton on Wednesday, and the weapon discharged from inside his backpack.

    A bullet hit the 8-year-old girl in the abdomen and arm, leaving her critically wounded.

     

    10 comments

    • assassin  •  Roseburg, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      I grew up with firearms in the house. We were taught they were not toys, and should be treated with respect. I guess that wasn't taught in this home.
      • roadscolar 3 mths ago
        Ridiculous. So why not allow nine year old kids to drive cars, fly jet fighters, get married... you are so stupid you must be a republican. Guns are for responsible adults in control of their emotions. I frankly doubt you qualify.
    • slh53041  •  Bethel Park, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Yeah, guns don't kill!

      Death penalty for the back pack
      • Dot 3 mths ago
        I'm sorry, I laugh out loud at your comment. It's ridiculous, isn't it?
    • Littlebit  •  Middletown, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      That is the mothers fault how does a 9 year old even know where you are keeping a gun? and why was the gun loaded. One of my parents carried a gun for their job. I could not tell you where they kept it. I hold the parent responsible for that. If you had to keep the gun loaded it should have been kept in a spot where the child could not get to it.
      • ForThaRepublic! 3 mths ago
        BINGO! Thank you for your post, now I don't have to say it!
    • Suzanne  •  London, United Kingdom  •  3 mths ago
      $50,000 bail. Get real. Bail is to ensure one's appearance in court. Where does this silly judge think a 9 years old is going? More of Obama's police state.
      • demigoogle! 3 mths ago
        You're right to think $50k bail is insane for a 9 year old. You're wrong to think Obama is the cause of the police state of the US right now. Remember, it was Bush who brought in the Patriot Act.
      • Joshua 2 mths ago
        The point of the matter is why put a 9 year old through so much fear and trouble for something he probably didn't know he possessed. I just think its wrong.
    • Andre  •  San Antonio, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      man im glad i grew up getting spanked when i needed it!!!!!
    • Rex Carrs  •  3 mths ago
      How is it unlawful to have a gun in the United States?
      • Wes 3 mths ago
        Well he's not 21.
      • Tom S 3 mths ago
        If one is underage or lives in Liberal jurisdiction, yes!
      • roadscolar 3 mths ago
        I can't believe anyone would be so stupid as to suggest that a 9 year old child is entitled to have unsupervised access to a firearm. Are you stupid or just deranged?
    • Tyler  •  2 mths ago
      If anything the father should be getting charged because he left the gun were the kid could easily find it
    • christy A  •  Rosenberg, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      A gun safe would come in handy. I can only think of how the parents of the girl who got shot thought, when they got the news, I bet they were surprised.
    • Gentry  •  3 mths ago
      When I was 9 I knew the difference from right and wrong.
    • Margarita  •  Norwalk, Connecticut  •  3 mths ago
      was the kid white?
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