Newtown, Connecticut Teacher Charged After Bringing Gun To School

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A science teacher in Newtown, Connecticut was charged Wednesday after bringing a concealed gun to the school, the Hartford Courant reported.

Security personnel detained Jason M. Adams after he was spotted with the firearm Wednesday morning at Newtown Middle School, according to the newspaper. Police then charged Adams with possessing a weapon on school grounds, after which he was released without bond.

The school district put Adams, who has a valid pistol permit, on leave while it conducts an investigation, according to the report.

December marked the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, which left 26 people, including 20 children, dead.

Adams is expected in court April 20, according to the Courant.

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  1. Is it me or are the folks that bring guns to school always white males?

  2. Great, now Trump will have to call for a boycott of the Newtown, Connecticut schools.

  3. Avatar for bkmn bkmn says:

    He obviously is not smart enough to be a teacher. If he felt insecure he had other options than to bring a weapon to a school in a town that suffered so great a loss not that long ago.

    If he is a gun nut trying to challenge Connecticut laws he may find his right to own a gun soon gone.

  4. Imagine the carnage that MIGHT have Happened HAd HE NOT BRInged HiS GUN tO SCHooL.

  5. Avatar for grack grack says:

    Yes. Including the mass casualty shooters.

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