Zero Tolerance Follies: The Pathetic Hoplophobia of Punishing Kids (and Adults) for Finger Guns
Finger guns, the lethal weapons of choice of absolutely no one, are in the news again. Every so often we write about over-the-top reactions to harmless things or actions with some nebulous but apparently nefarious gun-related nexus, like the by-now notorious case of the seven-year-old second-grader suspended for chewing a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun. A … Read more