Arlington, MA school locked down - empty cartridges found

[kieron]

The Gibbs School (6th grade) in Arlington MA was subject to a shelter-in-place this morning, due to the discovery of two empty cartridges in a stairwell by one of the staff. School administration and police were notified, and K9 units went through the building before the all-clear was given.

According to the APS Superintendent, the police investigated and discovered the empty cartridges were accidently dropped by a "community member attending evening classes" the night prior.

Keep an eye on your gear, folks. It's sad to think someone's probably going to get jammed up bad (jail, LTC lost, firearms confiscated) for a couple empties.

Shell casings found inside Arlington middle school prompts police investigation

Police say no threats were made to the school.

www.boston25news.com

Edit: to add link

 

[SpaceCritter]

The Gibbs School (6th grade) in Arlington MA was subject to a shelter-in-place this morning, due to the discovery of two empty cartridges in a stairwell by one of the staff. School administration and police were notified, and K9 units went through the building before the all-clear was given.

According to the APS Superintendent, the police investigated and discovered the empty cartridges were accidently dropped by a "community member attending evening classes" the night prior.

Keep an eye on your gear, folks. It's sad to think someone's probably going to get jammed up bad (jail, LTC lost, firearms confiscated) for a couple empties.

Makes me want to dress as Santa, ride in the back of a truck, and parade down the street tossing brass like candy.

 

[MisterHappy]

Well, based on your stated location, you should be able to do that, without a parade.

Unless there's a difference between brass-strewing, and nuking a site from orbit?

 

[556USER]

Makes me want to dress as Santa, ride in the back of a truck, and parade down the street tossing brass like candy.

IDK, In Mass I'd throw out small plastic brains that said on them, "If you are a liberal keep this brain, it is superior to whatever you have in your head."

 

[71montess]

To whoever it was, DONT TALK TO THE POLICE !

 

[pdm]

Well, based on your stated location, you should be able to do that, without a parade.

Unless there's a difference between brass-strewing, and nuking a site from orbit?

 

[bigbravehog]

Probably drill bits

 

[Dennis in MA]

I hear the lunch ladies have pointy objects. Permanent lockdown!!!!!!

 

[Uzi2]

Mindless, irrational, paranoia!!!!

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Ahhhhh, asking for a friend
“ what caliber ? “

 

[pdm]

This is why I check the treads of my shoes for brass. Also, I don't want to scuff my hardwoods unnecessarily.

 

[kieron]

You really can't make this stuff up. Evidently the 9mm casings may have been training aids dropped by someone instructing school staff about safety.

 

[MaverickNH]

Are “Brass Days” like “Snow Days” or do they not count to make the least day of school later?

 

[Enzo]

Gun club president has ended monthly meetings by reminding members to check for spent casings in the grooves of their shoes, especially 22’s that can lodge in work boots, and then get “unlodged” in a place where people would panic and get locked down…..

 

[Asaltweapon]

Do you think they will dust them for prints then search for the culprit?

 

[nstassel]

An empty case..

 

[HARRYM]

The Gibbs School (6th grade) in Arlington MA was subject to a shelter-in-place this morning, due to the discovery of two empty cartridges in a stairwell by one of the staff. School administration and police were notified, and K9 units went through the building before the all-clear was given.

According to the APS Superintendent, the police investigated and discovered the empty cartridges were accidently dropped by a "community member attending evening classes" the night prior.

Keep an eye on your gear, folks. It's sad to think someone's probably going to get jammed up bad (jail, LTC lost, firearms confiscated) for a couple empties.

Shell casings found inside Arlington middle school prompts police investigation

Police say no threats were made to the school.

www.boston25news.com

Edit: to add link

No doubt in my mind the casing were "planted" there by the staff member who "found" them.

 

[Uzi2]

Do you think they will dust them for prints then search for the culprit?

No, they'll push even harder for serialized micro stamping which would likely double the price of ammo, besides being completely unreliable.

 

[drgrant]

The Gibbs School (6th grade) in Arlington MA was subject to a shelter-in-place this morning, due to the discovery of two empty cartridges in a stairwell by one of the staff. School administration and police were notified, and K9 units went through the building before the all-clear was given.

According to the APS Superintendent, the police investigated and discovered the empty cartridges were accidently dropped by a "community member attending evening classes" the night prior.

Keep an eye on your gear, folks. It's sad to think someone's probably going to get jammed up bad (jail, LTC lost, firearms confiscated) for a couple empties.

It's f***ing empty brass people need to get a grip.

Honestly I hope some rando tries to do it with a broadcast spreader full of 22 empties.. Just put enough in that hopper so that they'll never find them all maybe they can just work this insane bullshit out of their system. Empty brass doesn't mean that somebody is going to get shot.

 

[HARRYM]

Nobody, no visitor, nobody, brings empty brass to a school unless they intend to leave it there.

 

[HARRYM]

So I set up a face to face meeting with the staffer who "found" the casings and Anton Chigurh, "case" would likely be solved fairly quickly.

 

[DrBurnsides]

Makes me want to dress as Santa, ride in the back of a truck, and parade down the street tossing brass like candy.

One of those Dpw sanding trucks filled with 22 casings Should do the trick. Drgrant beat me to it. Lol

 

[allen-1]

Nobody, no visitor, nobody, brings empty brass to a school unless they intend to leave it there.

That's not entirely correct.

I was at a parent-teacher meeting a month or so ago. Tossed the clothes I wore that night into the hamper, did laundry a couple days later. Found three 9mm casings in the dryer. Don't know which piece of my clothing they came out of, but suspect my sweatshirt. Which I wore to the range and to the school.

 

[HARRYM]

That's not entirely correct.

I was at a parent-teacher meeting a month or so ago. Tossed the clothes I wore that night into the hamper, did laundry a couple days later. Found three 9mm casings in the dryer. Don't know which piece of my clothing they came out of, but suspect my sweatshirt. Which I wore to the range and to the school.

"in the stairwell" is all you really need to know.

 

[Dennis in MA]

You really can't make this stuff up. Evidently the 9mm casings may have been training aids dropped by someone instructing school staff about safety.

To be fair, a 9mm case in a stairwell is a recipe for someone falling down said staircase. Maybe the janitor could have put the puke-sawdust on it to save someone until the hazmat team came by to clean it up.

 

[cockpitbob]

Mindless, irrational, paranoia!!!!

Yup. I'll bet that in the history of this country, finding brass in a school has never been followed by a shooting. The two don't correlate.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

No, they'll push even harder for serialized micro stamping which would likely double the price of ammo, besides being completely unreliable.

Interesting. My 1911oids have a replaceable firing pin, breechface and extractor.

 

[rewster]

Liberals and their non-working brains !!! Go figure !! They must have someone at home who explains the SNL skits to them !!!

 

[dezignguy]

Just reading this post scares me.
I got to go…I’ll be sheltering somewhere.

 

[Asaltweapon]

Liberals and their non-working brains !!! Go figure !! They must have someone at home who explains the SNL skits to them !!!

I haven’t seen that crap show for many many years. Basically from when they stopped being funny.