Teenager Found with Stun Gun at School

Nowadays it’s not just adults and senior citizens who require personal protection; in most cases it’s also teenagers. Unfortunately in the U.S., it’s illegal to carry a personal protection device such as a stun gun or TASER device under the age of 18.

While this is the case, teenagers are still found carrying what is deemed a concealed weapon, and in some instances on school grounds. However the situated reported found that a high school student at a Virginia school was in fact 18-years-old, and yet was arrested after a stun gun was found in her possession.

Even though the police reported that no attempt had been made to operate the self defense device and no harm had been made to other students, the high school student was charged, but later released. While safety is a key issue in every school when it comes to the welfare of its students and teachers, there will be certain instances when students feel that their safety is only safe when their safety is in their own hands and not someone else.

Of course, there’s also the possibility of individuals entering a school with the intent to cause harm to the students and teachers inside. In situations such as these if a student has a safety device such as a stun gun they won’t feel victimized; instead their personal safety will increase.

Unfortunately, while this may be the mindset of some individuals, the mindset of others will be different; and those individuals may intend to harm their fellow school mates by abusing the use of safety weapons. Because of this, while the 18-year-old may not have harmed anyone, someone else could have if they possessed a stun gun device of their own.

Which is why when it comes to schools, no student is allowed to carrying any form of weapon, regardless of the fact that it may be intended for safety reasons. Found in the wrong hands and that same device could just as easily be utilized to cause harm to other individuals in a bid to terrorize the school or to seek revenge for a petty argument.