How could a judge decide a 10 year old is not competent to stand trial... oh, nevermind its Elmwood Place.

What "tip"? They don't put "tips" on BB guns! They put them on TOY guns!!

Punished, yes. Arrested, really?

According to this judge 10 year olds can do anything they wish. BS.

That kid should have known better. Even at ten

Funny the head line don't mention it was a BB GUN.

If that "broken" "tip missing" "BB gun" was pulled on a cop, the kid might be dead today. For those of you acting like this isn't serious, what if? What if it was a "real gun? What if someones child, God forbid yours, was injured or killed? Isn't it better to be safe than sorry, or do you think rules should be bent or ignored to protect the guilty? The ACLU does that for you. Incorporate self defense into that lame CPS physical education program so kids can learn to disarm thugs regardless of their age.

There is a big difference between a GUN an BB gun, yes the boy needs to be punished but really.... You don't have to leave out key words to make the story more attractive to read. 10yr old-school- *BB Gun* is good enough. "10-Year-Old Elmwood Place Student Arrested in Gun Incident" looks like the person that wrote this is making it bigger than what it is. Poor news in my book.

I would like to commend the young man who under duress of threat still notified authorities at the school. There is a good kid. This is a kid who knows the difference between right and wrong. Kid you have my thanks. You are a brave young man to stand up to a threat like that. Three cheers!

Anyone who was induced with panic from seeing a BB gun needs to be put in a strait jacket and sent to the funny farm.