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I certainly agree with those who say the kid in question could have fired that shotgun and gotten off completely not guilty given the circumstances. And I can certainly sympathize with the rage and powerlessness he felt.

But I'd also say that the bullies in this case did seem to be 'talking a good game'. They had plenty of chances to ACTUALLY beat the heck out of the kid, getting off the bus at his stop, following him home....but didn't. So even though they seemed to be a threat to his physical safety, were they really?

To answer your question, I'd ultimately say it's anti gun, because the gun wasn't actually used. In fact, it wasn't even used as a threat that would/could get those bullies to say "oh shit...run...and never mess with this kid again!!"

And with that said, if the story went that the kid DID shoot through the door, killing one and injuring several, I'd fully support his action in doing so, so yes it can be a very 'see both sides' situation.

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Posted: 02/20/2018 at 08:42AM

Kinda long, but would you call this a pro-gun story or an anti-gun story? -- Tafkam Hokie 02/19/2018 9:57PM

A thought provoking post like this needs more plus 1's. More -- Late 80s Hokie 02/20/2018 08:42AM

Anti-gun. Bullying is horrible, but shooting threatening kids -- hooyorkcity 02/19/2018 11:17PM

Interesting. I think the author sees it as an anti-gun post. He sees -- KaHOOnah 02/19/2018 10:08PM

I agree the author's intended point was anti-gun. That is pretty clear -- Tafkam Hokie 02/19/2018 11:33PM

To be fair, this is an account from 20 years ago -- hooyorkcity 02/19/2018 11:46PM

Except I think schools are about 20 years behind. The physical bullying -- Tafkam Hokie 02/20/2018 12:37AM

I think this is probably more right than wrong -- Faz d. Hoo 02/20/2018 01:04AM

It seems to me, at least anecdotally, that the more hyper-vigilant we've -- Hokie5150 02/20/2018 08:49AM

I can't quote any statistics, but I'd disagree, at least as far as physical -- Late 80s Hokie 02/20/2018 09:49AM

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