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.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    35·
    8 months ago

    I wish I had $300 when I was 10. I would have spent $150 on Star Wars figures and another $150 on G.I. Joes.

    • Ithral
      13·
      8 months ago

      I probably would have bought Bionicles, still sad they got discontinued

        • Ithral
          6·
          8 months ago

          Oh yeah, and the lore rabbit hole gets deep, read most of the comics and books, it was really cool as a whole universe with supporting toys.

          • Zahille7@lemmy.world
            4·
            8 months ago

            Fuck yeah it was.

            I went back a little while ago and reread through some of the lore on the wiki and all these memories came rushing back.

    • chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      6·
      8 months ago

      Legos and SNES games for me. Probably more the Legos. I used to look through the catalogs longly, wishing I could afford the bigger city, jungle, and pirate sets.

      Nowadays I still look longingly, but at more sets and a little less at the city sets.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        3·
        8 months ago

        I was never hugely into Lego. I enjoyed it and had some, but it wasn’t the thing I was totally into.

        I like that they have adult stuff now though. I can’t say I had a lot of fun putting together the Lego Yellow Submarine, but it was still worth the experience.

        I got my wife some of the Lego plants they have now for her birthday last year. Succulents and an orchid, I think. She loved them.

        There’s no reason creative toys like Lego need to be just for kids.

        Also, there’s an antique mall near me that has a booth with like every G.I. Joe figure and vehicle made in the 80s. My parents would have had to drag me away from that booth.

        • chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          3·
          8 months ago

          Yeah, I love the adult ones too, and aside from my personal experience I’ve heard a lot of people discuss the calming feeling it gives. For people with ADHD alot of us find it calming, relaxing, and something we can focus on unlike other ventures. Gives lots of hits of dopamine for each section you do etc.