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.

  • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
    26·
    8 months ago

    How did a 10 year old get $300, presumably in cash, and wtf was he going to do with it?!

    That kid is gonna be an arms dealer.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      19·
      8 months ago

      Presumably from selling weed, he had 2.8oz, probably down from a quap or half p. Now, who fronted the kid to get his start is the real question.

      • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
        18·
        8 months ago

        Glad I can go across the street and buy weed legally at a store instead of getting it off some 10 year old with a gun because it’s still illegal.

        • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          81·
          8 months ago

          Lucky you. Kid doesn’t wanna be some washed up 12yo’s lick though, he needs to keep that pole on him so his opps don’t catch him lacking! Understandable really.

          • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
            5·
            8 months ago

            When you put it like that, it really does make sense. Small businesses are rough.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        3·
        8 months ago

        There is a kid at my daughter’s former middle school that sells nicotine vapes and weed. He must get it from his parents or an older sibling. I can’t think of any other explanation.