1. Arms education starts early.
- Author
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Sillars, Les
- Subjects
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SLINGS (Weapons) , *JUVENILE justice administration - Abstract
Informs that an eighth-grade boy from Calgary, Alberta has been charged with assault in 1995 with a weapon after hitting another boy in the eye, with a rock from a slingshot. How the incident happened; Damage to the victim's eye; Reasons why the police arrested the offender; Canada's maximum penalty for such a crime; Trial date for January 9, 1996; Response from the offender's mother; Comments from Calgary police concerning the increasing popularity of slingshots as toys.
- Published
- 1995