Hi Denise, I understand that, and think its good policy. In this situation though something this frighting, this boy should be in custody right away he was shooting at a school he has serious issues.Send a message to boys like this will get in trouble right away! Protect our town.
On a brighter note whats going on with the best burger vote? Thanks fotr the quick response.

Both of you 2 need to lighten up. It's a kid with a BB gun for chrissakes !

Truly justifies a complete and thorough Police ($$$$$) investigation

My tax dollars are going to have to pay for the damages if his parents aren't held accountable. Kids get caught doing stupid things, and I don't necessarily think that they should always go through the court system, but the do need to be held responsible.

Finally a voice of sanity

Hold on Mr. Ghost if we are going to start name calling use yours! What is stupis or you just don't spell well! I have went to 3 or 4 gun camps and am not a lib. This punk was shooting at a school what if that cop shot the kid , or one of the boys took a bb in the eye. Take the gun out in the woods and do what you want. Not in our schools.. Beleive me I am not frightend of much especially a ghost who hides behind a sheet.

@Ghost ... Name calling aside, so are so right. My nephews, living in PA, have both been shooting since their pre-teen years, taking NRA sponsored gun safety courses. They regularly hunt with their father. First day of deer hunting season in PA is a school holiday! I'm going to forward a link to this story to my sister-in-law, you'll hear her laughing all the way from PA. And the laughing will be at both the knee-jerk reactions from some of the people commenting, and the other will be at the parents for not properly training the boy in firearm safety and being unfamiliar with the laws and regulations in the state of NJ. The biggest laugh will be at all the citizens of NJ, for allowing the Libs to trample on our Constitutional right and sitting idly by as our rights erode.

Thank you!

Da Poppa you are clueless. It doesn't matter if you think a BB gun is a toy or not, he fired it at a school, with intent to do damage, and possession of that weapon is illegal. As for your parenting comment, I know here MY kids are, because they are joined at my hip, and they don't do stupid things. You need to get a grip, you are part of this problem with your view of the system.

@Pirate, How do you know what his intent was? What difference does it make that it was a school? It's not like it was full of students. All you people should leave the investigation up to the people who should be doing the investigation and mind your own damn business. The police are not stupid, I'm pretty sure they can handle a kid doing something dumb.

@pirate ... So you have the smartest kids in the world ... They've never made a mistake, because youre always there making the choices for them. Congratulations. How's life in your fantasyland? Read my comment. I acknowledged the act was illegal, I acknowledged that he needs to be punished, and I acknowledged he needs to make restitution. I also point out that he's a kid that made a mistake and doesn't need to be analyzed by some crackpot therapist or sent to jail because he did a stupid thing.

What I also pointed put is that the fact that a toy has been made illegal has to do with knee-jerk liberals, people that think they know better than everyone else. If its true that your kids NEVER leave your sight, are NEVER off your hip, then I guarantee this ... Your kids will NEVER survive in this world, because they've NEVER had the chance to explore, screw up and learn for their mistakes. Because you NEVER let them be a kid.

Get a grip ...

Hey Ghost rember you insulted me first and I agree with all yours and Da Poppas points. Except this is a young boy shooting at a school there is a serious mental breakdown somewhere. He is not out shooting at cans in the woods as I did. With all the violence in the world today this should not be tolerated and he should be punished severly. Mr.Ghost this is all in good fun I have a resturant in the beach and would love to sit and have a slice of pie with you one day and continue our friendly banter!!

Thanks Mr. Ghost!!

Bravo, well said.

Caution? Certainly. "Send the kid to a shrink because he's a step away from strapping on ammo and carrying an AK47 into a school and he should be sent to a jail and surgically attach to his parents hip for the rest of his life" over the top reactionism? Absolutely not.

Da Poppa, how do you know the child doesn't need a therapist? The Boro has a problem with juveniles in this town. What's your answer? Slapping them on the wrist. 15 is old enough to know what's acceptable and what isn't. This is no 10 year-old that we are talking about.

Laura, how do you know he does need therapy? He needs proper punishment, not a trip to someone that will ask what bothering him and how we can help him, that's not a punishment. That's the slap on the wrist you sneer at.

And the problems with juveniles in this town is bigger than some dopey kid with a toy shooting pellets at a school. It's the lack of control exercised over kids at school, where drug use and dealing runs rampant; it's the police in this town cruising around town in a car instead of being actively engaged in crime prevention; and most importantly it's the parents at home being too lazy to take an interest in their children, their children's friends and their children's activities. Not in a joined at the hip sort of way, but a genuine interest in the child's activities and well being.

I'm not blind to the juvenile crime problems in this town. The Barth story reported on this site is the tip of the iceberg. And the daughter didn't just start this life of crime. It didn't spring of whole cloth out of thin air. And it is not an isolated incident. But don't make the mistake of thinking dishing out a non-punishment of therapy or and unjust punishment of jail for a teenage prank will solve anything.

Websters definition of a firearm - a weapon by which a shot is discharged by gunpowder. No matter how the liberal gun grabbers have tried to redefine the term, a BB gun is not a firearm. It's a toy that can be dangerous if used incorrectly. Like a baseball bat. People have been killed by a baseball bat, but that's not the intent of the toy.

NJ has unconstitutional laws concerning firearms. The government and law enforcement want to take away the right of every law abiding citizen in the state to bear arms. The right to bear arms is in the Constitution to assure that We The People will be able to protect ourselves from the government.

Soon you won't be able to pick your nose in a school zone. It's another concept that's been dangerously perverted by people that want to control every aspect of our lives.

The kid does NOT need a therapist, but some dopey judge will probably make him go to one.

To paraphrase Jack Nickelson, "what this country needs is an enema!"

I disagree. It's important to discuss any argue a point in order to expose the knee-jerk "the sky is falling" ninnies ...