The boy exchanged the handgun for $300 in February. The incident was discovered after ammunition was found in the backpack of the other student Wednesday.

Two 10-year-old students were arrested in connection with a gun sold at their elementary school in Florida, county officials confirmed.

A deputy’s son “agreed to exchange a handgun, (later found to belong to his deceased father), for a sum of $300” back in February, the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

The Country Oaks Elementary School was placed under lockdown Wednesday morning after the sheriff’s office received a call about “a suspicious incident” on campus. Authorities discovered ammunition in the backpack of the boy who purchased the gun.

The gun was later found in his backyard under a shed, hidden with a 74-gram bag of marijuana, according to investigators.

  • SaintWackoEnglish
    101·
    8 months ago

    Even my home defense gun is in a biometric safe in my nightstand… Two of the others have trigger locks, and the other two are flintlocks

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      10·
      8 months ago

      Most gun owners, despite all the talk of “responsible gun owners” are nowhere near as responsible as you. I wish more were. Good for you for understanding gun safety.

    • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
      7·
      8 months ago

      Hope those are some damned good trigger locks cause you can get past some with a hammer and screwdriver. My uncle lost his keys at some point and that was his solution.

      • SaintWackoEnglish
        61·
        8 months ago

        Oh, it’s certainly not as secure as a safe, but they’re long arms, kept unloaded, with the ammo elsewhere

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      8 months ago

      That biometric safe work well? I touch on fingerprint readers in IT, and while they’ve improved I’ve heard those little pistol safes are a PITA.

      And yes, I get that they’re easy to break into for the motivated.

      Flintlocks?! I’m mad jealous. I’ve got a few percussion cap guns, the modern one is the only one I have working reliably.

      • SaintWackoEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        It really does! Doesn’t open for other people, but opens quickly for me. And you’re right, they’re not exactly difficult to break open, but that’s not why I have it. I just have it to keep a loaded gun out of reach of the kids.

        My father-in-law actually built the flintlocks decades ago! I haven’t actually fired them yet, but I keep meaning to pick up some powder and try them out