DEFCON 1: 1st grader suspended for talking about a toy gun

Every day this week I've highlighted a ridiculous story about anti-gun paranoia. Today is no exception, except this one has a happier ending.

A first-grade student in Pasco, Wash., was suspended from school for talking about toy guns. It's bad enough that you could get suspended for talking about guns, but talking about TOY guns?! Insane.

The Tri-City Heraldreports:

Mike Aguirre's son Noah, a first-grader at James McGee Elementary School, was sent home Feb. 28 after another student told their teacher that Noah had a gun with him.

Noah had no gun, toy or otherwise, but Aguirre said his son still was punished for talking with other students about the Nerf guns the family recently bought during a trip to Lincoln City, Ore.

Aguirre said he and his wife were told their son was suspended for talking about guns at school, and because the girl who reported him felt her "health and safety were threatened" when they were called to the school last week. Officials said the issue is addressed in the district's discipline handbook in the section on student rights and responsibilities.

"Suspend THIS." (Image: AlmightDad.com)

I told you this story had a happy ending, so here it is:

"After a review it was determined that no disciplinary action is warranted and all record of the incident will be expunged from the student's record," according to a district statement sent Wednesday to the Herald.

I'm glad that Noah's suspension was overturned, but this level of crazy paranoia still exists.  We're raising an entire generation of children who think foam darts are a legit threat to their "healthy and safety."  And this isn't the first time Nerf toys have been targeted for gun control.

C'mon.  I'm not saying you need to arm your children.  I'm just sayin' that wetting oneself is not really an effective method of self-defense.

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Related: America's DEFCON 1 Gun Paranoia Part 1, Part 2, Part 3