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In reply to the discussion: Boys Attack Cyclist Who Fights Back, Kills 1 [View all]ellisonz
(27,711 posts)2. Boys pull out knife, gun in argument in 7th-grade class
January 26, 2012 | 4:05 pm
Security was beefed up at Samuel Gompers Middle School in South Los Angeles on Thursday after two boys pulled out a knife and gun during an argument in a 7th-grade class.
The boys began arguing Wednesday afternoon when one of them pulled out a knife, prompting the other to grab a backpack and take out a gun, said Patrick Sinclair, spokesman for the nonprofit Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, which operates Gompers.
"The minute it happened, the other children were on their feet and out the door," Sinclair said of the 20 or so students in the class when the confrontation broke out about 2:45 p.m. "It all happened very quickly."
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Security was beefed up at Samuel Gompers Middle School in South Los Angeles on Thursday after two boys pulled out a knife and gun during an argument in a 7th-grade class.
The boys began arguing Wednesday afternoon when one of them pulled out a knife, prompting the other to grab a backpack and take out a gun, said Patrick Sinclair, spokesman for the nonprofit Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, which operates Gompers.
"The minute it happened, the other children were on their feet and out the door," Sinclair said of the 20 or so students in the class when the confrontation broke out about 2:45 p.m. "It all happened very quickly."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/01/boys-knife-gun-gompers-school.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29
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You aren't seriously suggesting that these twi situations are the cyclist fighting
Ecumenist
Jan 2012
#6
Makes no sense and you know it. I'm not a gun fanatic but those two boys who atttacked
Ecumenist
Jan 2012
#10
You know what I mean. the fact that a 65 YEAR OLD MAN WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF in
Ecumenist
Jan 2012
#17
The former criminal was even wearing an electronic monitoring device as part of his probation.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#9
I carry mine a few different ways depending on if I'm riding alone or with the kids.
ileus
Jan 2012
#13
Dang, I'll have to check my bike store to see if they have handlebarholster -- If I carried.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#20
If that happened. Besides, a million more guns for relatively few instances. Seems like pollution.
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#22
Yeah, the old guy should have let them abuse him. 'Cause that wouldn't have been too steep....
PavePusher
Jan 2012
#48
The "Velo-Dog" revolver was specifically marketed as a defense for cyclists against dogs.
Jean V. Dubois
Jan 2012
#35
so much for getting him in a position of weakness....getting killed...ain't that a bitch.
ileus
Jan 2012
#131
"I am quite comfortable saying the onus is on them to organize there lives differently."
EX500rider
Jan 2012
#90
iverglas is a certified bad ass--ready, willing and able to hand out beat downs at a moment's notice
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#70
That's as close as I've ever come to alerting on a post. My skin is crawling as I type.
TPaine7
Jan 2012
#83
Decent people don't advocate for the disarmament of the most vulnerable among them.
Callisto32
Jan 2012
#96
No, my urge is to defend people who had to defend themselves from those that would suggest Bludlust.
Callisto32
Jan 2012
#102
To kill 16 year olds engaged in a life-threatening attack on a senior citizen.
Callisto32
Jan 2012
#94
Despite your petty insults you have failed once again to answer the question.
oneshooter
Jan 2012
#121