I almost committed a crime....

Tim the Teacher · Post by **Tim the Teacher** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:18 pm

Every morning I take my XD40sc from the top of my dresser to the car. This morning I had several items to carry so I placed the weapon in my teacher bag along with the papers I graded last night. My usual routine is to place the weapon behind the right seat easily accessible to me however because it was in my bag I forgot about it. I drove to school, got my bag and started walking towards the school. Five feet from the sidewalk I suddenly remembered the gun

I turned around like I had slipped on something and returned to the car where I deposited the gun in it's daily position while at work.

nitrogen · Post by **nitrogen** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:25 pm

I've actually done that. My wife's a teacher, and I was helping her set up her room this summer.

I accidentally had my BUG in a bag I was using to help carry stuff into her room. When I was unloading the stuff in her room, I saw it. I pretty quickly ran out and put the thing in my car.

Granted, school wasn't in session then, but the law doesn't make any recognition of that fact, so...

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:26 pm

Well, at least you thought about it...You get kudos for that...

And you know what...If you had forgot about it and took it into class...And then remembered...And you went out to secure it like you did, anyway...

Thats ok too...

I bet its a while before you forget again, huh???

frankie_the_yankee · Post by **frankie_the_yankee** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:31 pm

To me, these stories just serve to illustrate how stupid the laws are.

GlockenHammer · Post by **GlockenHammer** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:37 pm

Thank goodness! Just think how much safer the world is because you remembered! [/sarcasm]

At one time or another, most of us that work in non-permissive environments have had a similar incident.

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:46 pm

GlockenHammer wrote:Thank goodness! Just think how much safer the world is because you remembered! [/sarcasm]

At one time or another, most of us that work in non-permissive environments have had a similar incident.

He's not alone...

And as far as I am concerned, he's in good company...

phddan · Post by **phddan** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:58 pm

Yes sir, I can relate.

Only the facility I was entering was a little bit bigger....Fort Hood!!!

Dan

mcub · Post by **mcub** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:23 pm

It frightens me when I think of the number of inocent lives you almost endagered. What if a student had passed you on the sidewalk and became contaminated?? They should have made it unlawful for a CHL licence holder to leave their homes, that way these types of society destroing events will not occur.

flintknapper · Post by **flintknapper** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:28 pm

Tim the Teacher wrote:Every morning I take my XD40sc from the top of my dresser to the car. This morning I had several items to carry so I placed the weapon in my teacher bag along with the papers I graded last night. My usual routine is to place the weapon behind the right seat easily accessible to me however because it was in my bag I forgot about it. I drove to school, got my bag and started walking towards the school. Five feet from the sidewalk I suddenly remembered the gun I turned around like I had slipped on something and returned to the car where I deposited the gun in it's daily position while at work.

OOPS!

Sad thing is, I bet you'd be in just as much trouble if you simply had a "Guns & Ammo" magazine in your bag.

KFP · Post by **KFP** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:38 pm

Tim - do you work in a district that posts their parking lots? If so, do you park off the lot and get people who ask why?

My wife teaches in a district that posts the 30.06 in the parking lot, so I've always parked on the street and left it in the car.

nitrogen · Post by **nitrogen** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:47 pm

Is this a public school?

If so, the 30.06 is invalid, so I wouldn't worry. If it's a private school, then yeah.

jason · Post by **jason** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:58 pm

It's such a shame. What should, for us, be a habit of always carrying, we have to straddle the line of when to carry and when to not carry. It seems to be a much more dangerous situation. Knowing my luck, when I need it, I'll be in 30-06 territory when the BG doesn't follow the same rules.

Tim the Teacher · Post by **Tim the Teacher** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:10 pm

It's a school in Mckinney ISD and the parking lot is not posted. I wish I could have my weapon all day with me all day but .......

You guys/gals would also like to know that I showed pictures of my gun collection as part of a "get to know your teacher" slide presentation and I had 4 kids go to the counselor and tell him. The counselor sent them back to class with a "That's nice." No parent phone calls either so it didn't go any farther.

HankB · Post by **HankB** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:28 pm

Tim the Teacher wrote: You guys/gals would also like to know that I showed pictures of my gun collection as part of a "get to know your teacher" slide presentation and I had 4 kids go to the counselor and tell him.

There are four kids who need counseling to treat their hoplophobia.

Commander · Post by **Commander** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:35 pm

If you taught elsewhere, those pictures might have gotten you suspended....just like the kid who got suspended for just drawing a gun. "Zero Tolerance" you know....

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