The article below the source is from The Province BC Canada
Teens with toy gun face charges after school locked down
By Matthew Ramsey, The Province
Published: Thursday, May 03, 2007
Chilliwack - Two teens who brought a toy gun to Chilliwack Middle School on Thursday afternoon have some serious explaining to do.
A teacher at the school called police at 2:30 to report seeing the two young people with what appeared to be a handgun.
That call prompted a massive police response which included dogs and an RCMP helicopter. Police locked the school down and searched it until they found and arrested the duo without incident. The two were in custody Thursday afternoon and will be charged. It was not clear whether they are students at the school.
The police treat these matters very seriously," said Const. Bert Paquet. "Bringing these items to school is not a smart move.
Paquet said said staff and students were not at risk.
mramsey@png.canwest.com
This scared me. I felt scared and helpless as I couldn't do anything but pray my daughter was and would be ok. My middle daughter lives in Chilliwack and goes to the middle school. They already had a threat of guns on the 25th of April and she stayed home that day. Being in Victoria a ferry ride away all I can do is wait and listen for more news. I am relieved that they were toy guns and I hope those two kids suffer imeasurably, what the hell were they fricken thinking? Thankyou God for watching over my kids. Funny my youngest said her sister would be ok cause she has a connection with her sister and if something was wrong she would feel it. Is that not the sweetest thing? I love when my kids talk like that about one another, cause me and my siblings did not get along growing up. I still can't get along with my drama spoiled princess sister. My brother we have had our moments but we always get over our anger. He's one of the strongest people I know!
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WestcoastMilo
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May 4 @ 4:45PM
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Sheesh, another Virginia Tech-styled shooting ? When will the Madness stop ???
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blueyed_cdn_girl
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May 4 @ 5:07PM
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Thanks for the posting. I am originally from Abbotsford BC,, 20 minutes down the highway from Chilliwack. Still have lots of family there.
I can't believe the way times have changed since I was in highschool,,, no onw would have ever dreamed of taking a gun to school,,, hahaha,,, and back then the crowd I hung out with were known as the rebels and rowdy ones,,, hahaha,, we were tame!
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kewlkajn
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May 4 @ 5:41PM
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Glad everything turned out ok. I can't believe that some kids are that stupid. In this day and age, that's the wrong thing to be doing!! Hopefully, they'll spend some time in a juvenile facility. Good thing the police responded apropriately, too.
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