Pupils in New York carry weapons to schools: guards seized three pistols in a day
'21.10.2021'
Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin
On October 20, within a few hours, three pistols were confiscated from city schoolchildren in secondary school buildings. Security agents in educational institutions seized two pistols in the Bronx and one in Brooklyn, writes New York Post with reference to sources in law enforcement.
Three cases per day
On October 20, an 18-year-old student refused to go through a metal detector at the Mott Haven campus in the Bronx, where such scanners are installed on random days.
He ran out of the building and tried to hide. He was caught. Sources said there was a .22 caliber pistol in the student's backpack. After the building was locked down, school staff took the gun away without further incident.
At Adlai Stevenson High School, also in the Bronx, a student was caught with prohibited items. Sources said it was a 32-gauge pistol and marijuana. All this was revealed thanks to the triggered metal detector.
The third pistol was discovered at Roosevelt High School in Brooklyn. On October 20, in the afternoon, a fight broke out between two students. After the school guards separated the fighting, officers noticed a pistol in the belt of one of the participants in the brawl. The 32-caliber pistol was withdrawn without resistance. There are no metal detectors installed in this school.
“All weapons have absolutely no place in our schools, and our outstanding school security agents quickly and safely removed these items during inspection, ensuring the safety of all students and staff,” said Nathaniel Styer, a spokesman for the City's Department of Education.
“All protocols were followed and we are working closely with the NYPD to follow up,” he said.
A school employee, who did not want to be named, noted that some children bring guns to school as aggressors. Others do it for their own safety.
Between January and September 30, at least 21 teenagers were killed in New York City using a knife or firearm. This is more than three times the figure for the same period in 2019 and 2020.
