Well, this kid is apparently quite stupid. But, why is he charged with possession of a dangerous weapon? Because it looks dangerous?

Thank G-D everyone -students, teachers and administrative staff is okay . We commend OMHS for doing a Great Job !

Uh... Mr Sullivan, would you like to be shot in the face with a airsoft gun with no eye protection? No? Why's that? Cuz its dangerous. And as Ralphie's mom and dad said "you'll shoot your eye out". Yes there are more deadly items in the world but this merely say dangerous, other wise he would have a concealed deadly weapon charge.

Rubber bands and paper clips....sharp pencils...staple guns...silly knee jerk reaction..

Will the county offer up locks to airsoft gun owners next?

Okay... Lets let kids run around with airsoft guns, bb guns, bats, chains. Yep thats a good idea for school. All items that if used correctly are not inherintly dangerous. Knee jerk reaction! You my friend are a fool. He was not going to use it for a friendly game of army after school. His intentions were far worse I asure you. And if you dont believe me you need to stop living in happy gum drop world and get back to earth.

So your thought is treat situations as thoygh they are not serious because most of the time their not. Ok. But what is the result if you are wrong? Usually people get hurt. If you have neck pain after an accident they put your neck in a brace... Its prob not broken but they do. Police treat guns like they are real... Because if they dont they or someone else could get killed. The court system will deal out the punishment or not. But fear is a healthy reaction in emgencies. They reported it right away a bb gun if parents want to worry its their kids. If you dont want to have kids bringing in look alike weapons to school you have to give them a concequence to thier actions.

First of all, I think the tone of the comments here speaks volume for what is misleading our kids today - such harshness is so beneath us.
Secondly, I, for one, was proud & relieved at how the administration at OMHS handled the situation yesterday and believe that their actions were entirely appropriate given the information that they had in the moment with which to make that decision. You have to remember, all they knew was kids had seen/heard a student display a gun. They needed to (and did) accomplish many things; they kept our kids safe, they kept the teachers & staff safe, they allowed authorities to do their due diligence to maintain the highest level of safety, they allowed officers to secure the area so they could gather facts & perform a thorough investigation before lifting the lockdown. I say JOB WELL DONE, and most importantly, a HUGE thank you to Diane Garbarino & Balto. County Police Dept.

I am proud to be a parent at OMHS. Everyone did the right thing. Students reported seeing or knowing about a weapon, the administration had all students in lockdown, and the police were called. It could have turned out to be a terrible situation...thank goodness it wasn't. Any weapon can be dangerous, I am grateful to Mrs. Garbarino and her staff.

Unfortunate...you just wish that kids would be more careful. i know when my brother started playing with airsoft guns it was pretty big in our city and a lot of the parents had the kids become familiar with the safety concerns http://www.airsplat.com/airsoft-safety.htm and after becoming aware of the concerns they knew what could and could not be done in public and how to properly play the game. this really helped them get out of what could have been some messy situations.

This is why there is a homeschool movement happening. If you read the student handbook it says no look alike guns.nothing about a "REAL GUN"..The school system is getting lots of practice for lockdowns this year...I'm glad it wasn't a "REAL" gun like that at Perry Hall or Stemmers Run Middle.Our poor kids today!...I'm just happy I'm in a position to homeschool, where my kid will be safe.Yanked her after Stemmers Run and that situation.