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Posted: December 14, 2012

Gun found in Fayetteville student's locker

Fayetteville, N.C. — Cumberland County deputies arrested a Jack Britt High School student on Friday after finding a handgun in his locker, authorities said.

Edgar Gilman, 16, of Bruce Mount Place in Fayetteville, was charged with felony possession of a weapon on a school campus.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

Deputies searched the school locker after receiving a tip about the gun, authorities said.

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North Carolina law requires that the owner or possessor of a gun must not store or leave the firearm in a condition that could be accessed and discharged by a minor who resides in the house of the gun owner. A minor is a person who is under 18 years of age. If you fail to safely store your firearms, you could pay the price. Not only do you put your children at risk, you also could face fines and/or jail time. You may be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if a minor gains access to a gun and: • Possesses it at school or school-sponsored event; • Displays the gun in a public place in a careless or threatening manner; • Causes injury or death; or • Uses it to commit a crime.

LOCK UP THE PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gr8dad
December 17, 2012 4:31 p.m.

Just thinking,if the Conn school shooting happened at Jack Britt maybe this kid would have been the best chance of stopping it. No guns on campus didn't help much in Conn.

kermit60
December 17, 2012 1:34 p.m.

And i mean lock the parents up--as well as the guns

Dethklok
December 14, 2012 5:29 p.m.

I own guns and have kids. If the gun was the parents lock them up. I have spent more to keep mine safe than i have on the guns themselves. If they came from elsewhere................

Dethklok
December 14, 2012 5:19 p.m.

WOULD THE SHOOTER TODAY HAVE HAD SECOND THOUGHTS IF HE KNEW THE PRINCIPAL AND STAFF OF THE SCHOOL WERE ARMED?

mautry
December 14, 2012 5:07 p.m.

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