A woman from Norristown, Pa. has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her son brought a handgun to school.
A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her 6-year-old son brought a handgun to school, the Montgomery County District Attorney's office said.
The secretary brought the boy into the office, looked in his backpack and saw the gun. The school's principal then called police.Police say their investigation revealed that the child found Devlin's loaded gun in a dresser in her bedroom on the evening of Feb. 8. According to the D.A.'s office, detectives found that the gun was a straw-purchased firearm. A straw purchase is defined by the ATF as the illegal purchase of a firearm by one person for another.
"This incident is a frightening reminder of the fact that children can and do find unsecured firearms in a home, and they play with them. Thankfully, these young boys were not shot or injured in their home, and no one was shot or injured at school thanks to the quick action by school personnel," said District Attorney Kevin Steele said in a statement.
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