Source: Shooter at Nevada middle school took handgun from parents

[marmar]

(CNN) -- (Breaking news update at 5:25 p.m. Monday) The shooter who opened fire at a Nevada middle school Monday used a handgun taken from his parents to shoot a teacher, according to a federal law enforcement source who has been briefed on the situation. The shooter then used the handgun to shoot and kill himself, the source told CNN's Evan Perez.

(Original story, posted at 5:03 p.m. Monday)

2 dead at Nevada middle school; witness says student shot teacher

(CNN) -- A student opened fire at a Nevada middle school on Monday, killing a staff member and wounding two students, police said.
The "student/suspect" in the shooting is also dead, Washoe County School District Police Chief Mike Mieras said.

Authorities said it was too soon to say whether the suspected shooter was killed by a self-inflicted wound or a law enforcement shot. ...................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/justice/nevada-middle-school-shooting/

[maxsolomon]

1. Mandatory trigger locks, gun safes, etc. ad nauseum

Yes, I admit, kids are clever little buggers and SOME of them will still get to the weapons if those precautions are taken.

But FEWER will, and that's the goal: harm reduction.

I don't get why this is so hard to embrace.