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.

  • jeffw@lemmy.worldM
    9·
    7 months ago

    It’s honestly kind of sad. What 10 year old is buying guns and 74 fucking grams of weed?

    • Pacmanlives@lemmy.world
      0·
      7 months ago

      Quick math 74 grams is 2.61 ounces which is like what I can get for a little over a 100 buck legally for meh shit. Primo it could be ~300-500 bucks worth in a legal market for perspective. Still a 10 year old should not have either in their possession

        • Pacmanlives@lemmy.world
          0·
          7 months ago

          How would he even know? Not like he has years of experience smoking the sticky icky as snoop say. Probably brick grass because the dealer knows he will get away will selling skunk weed to a 10 year old because he is a piece of shit for selling a 10 year old grass

      • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 months ago

        I definitely need better friends… I’m paying a little over 900 bucks for that much primo shit here in CA… and that’s with my good customer discount 😂