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Why should he be given the benefit of the doubt? He brought the gun to school. That's not a normal thing to do. If he were at home and it accidentally when off when he was playing with it, sure, but not when he made a decision to take it out of his home and bring it around other people.
In the end, we know nothing about his intentions. He either intended to harm people or he didn't. I'd rather get all the information before drawing conclusions. That always seems to be the smart thing to do.
no, it's not normal, but he wasn't brought up normally. we don't know his intentions, but he didn't get the put, point it and pull the trigger. for all we know he wanted to show it off to his buddies. you're right, we should try to ascertain his intentions, but in the meantime, putting him away probably won't help.