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Just when we thought we had moved on from the Columbine High shootings of last spring, an even more bizarre tragedy has occurred. On Feb. 29, a six-year -ld boy in Mount Morris Township, Mich. toted a .32 caliber handgun in his backpack and emptied a fatal round into the chest of six-year-old Kayla Rolland...

Author: By Brad R. Sohn, | Title: Little Johnny Got His Gun | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...entire situation is incredibly tragic for many reasons. A mother and father have lost a child. A six-year-old boy has suffered deep and permanent psychological trauma. Schools once again have become places where safety seems anything but ensured. And politicians are picking up all of these cues: Now's their time to make themselves look good by twisting the issue around to fit an agenda...

Author: By Brad R. Sohn, | Title: Little Johnny Got His Gun | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...movie The Manchurian Candidate, Frank Sinatra, unable to fathom the depth and extent of the evil that had been done to the mind of a man programmed to become a killer, cries, "Hell, hell!" People may say the same thing after last week's school shooting of a six-year-old girl by a six-year-old boy. On Tuesday the boy brought a pistol to an elementary school in Mount Morris Township, near Flint, Mich., and shot a classmate, Kayla Rolland, to death. He is too young to be charged with anything, but the county prosecutor has charged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Killing Of Kayla | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...killed Kayla Rolland? A six-year-old classmate did it. On Tuesday morning he went to the Theo J. Buell Elementary School carrying both a concealed Davis .32 semiautomatic handgun, advertised as "the original pocket pistol," and a knife. Another kid reported the knife to a teacher, and it was taken away. The boy held on to the gun. Shortly before 10 a.m., Chris Boaz, a seven-year-old, witnessed the following scene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Killing Of Kayla | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...According to the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act, any Cuban who touches U.S. soil is entitled to apply for political asylum. There are no overt age restrictions on the law, only a supposition of comprehension. So the crux of the debate is whittled down to one question: Can a six-year-old understand what the word "asylum" truly means...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where He Belongs: Can Elian Decide for Himself? | 3/9/2000 | See Source »

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