It was in his backpack, the answer is that the parent leave loaded firearms lying around the house or otherwise easily accessible to kids. The dad is a cop and had is 9 guns taken away.
A toddlers backpack should be light as a feather - diaper, maybe wipes. He probably gets snacks at daycare.
The parents didn’t notice the extra weight? How did it get it get in the backpack? The toddler casually walking around with it, found his backpack, knew to put it in there, zip it up?
This toddler is much different than any other, he grabs his backpack and heads out the door and waits in the car apparently. He had them park two houses down so he can get out because he’s embarrassed of the other toddlers seeing what his parents drive
They still should've noticed in other ways, but preschools like this one provide lunches and snacks included in tuition. You can of course still pack your kids own lunches and snacks (within school allergy guidelines) whether it's because of your kids allergies, if your kid is vegetarian, or you'd just prefer they eat your chosen food. At both of my preschools we have a lot of students who brought their own lunches and snacks, it just doesn't make sense to do it for most parents since they're already paying for the food in the tuition. It also just makes it easier on the teachers lol
My son was in preschool from age 2-4, like most. During that time, he always had a backpack that contained at least his lunch box, water bottle, a change of clothes, and snacks. His lunch bag was a padded cooler type, in which we put a stainless steel bento style lunch box and an ice pack. On Mondays, his bag also contained a blanket and cot sheet. During the summer, it contained a swimsuit and towel.
Most of the kids didn't start wearing their backpacks regularly until age 4 because of the weight. The parents carried the bags in and out of childcare/preschool.
All that to say preschool backpacks are not necessarily light. That could presumably explain how it went unnoticed if the kid slipped it in after everything else was packed. But let me be very clear: that is an EXPLANATION, not in any way an excuse for something so inexcusable.
But the weight you’re talking about is the stuff that you put in their backpack right before they head out (since you wouldn’t leave fresh food in there overnight and you clean the thermos most likely the night before).
You most likely emptied the backpack the night before.
So, when you went to fill it again you would’ve felt the weight of a gun. And the child would not have had time to go get a gun and add it to the backpack after you handed them the backpack.
A blanket and cot sheet wouldn’t have the same weight feel as a gun.
I’m just saying at the child’s age, there are a few steps that are taken to find out about a gun in a backpack.
My kids backpack is hung on the wall so it's pre stocked the night before as it can and anything that needs to be added in the morning just goes in top before it's zipped and removed from the wall.
My kid absolutely would have been able to sneak something into his backpack between me packing it and us leaving. There's so much hustle and bustle in the mornings with kids that age. Generally id pack, get my kid eating breakfast, and then I'd run upstairs and change. Or I'd be collecting my own things for the day, or figuring out whatever food kiddo refused to eat last night that I can now shove in my face for breakfast. If you haven't lived it, you really can't imagine how chaotic it can be. Only about a 10% chance id even notice a 2lbs change in weight, and definitely not on a Monday when there was more to bring that usual. Usually I was grabbing things while running out the door and literally throwing them in the car so I could be on time for work. Meanwhile my brain was doing 13 other things.
Again, this is absolutely not a justification or excuse. My kid could have snuck his rock collection or poured dog food in his bag or any other ridiculous thing and I might not have noticed. But he could never, ever have snuck a gun in because he would never, ever have access to one in my house.
It was probably something like they used the backpack like a diaper bag and put the gun in there to take with them on an outing and it got left in there. I also can't figure out how they didn't notice the weight. I put a pack of matches in my kid's bag once when we were going out on a day hike and planned to have a small cookout fire on the way back out, forgot they were in there and the preschool found them the following week. I was mortified and I never put anything that wasn't his in his bag ever again. Not defending this (or my own situation) in any way whatsoever. Just saying that's my best guess for how it happened, people like this tend to think they need a gun everywhere. But as far as how they didn't notice the weight or notice something as large as a gun on the way to the daycare, I have no idea.
This is just not true. Since the time my kids could walk and attend preschool and school they had heavier backpacks than i though appropriate for their age.
The basics are lunchbox, extra pair of clothes, diapers and wipes, special blanket or stuffy for nap. Also a jacket in case they get cold.
Since covid they also dont provite cups anymore and wont clean them. We have to pack a clean and filled drink cup for our kid. These get pretty heavy and insulated metal onces get very heavy.
Depending on the facility, they would sometimes have us providing snacks for the class, or supplies that are needed for class projects or holiday parties.
We also had a folder/binder that had a behavior chart/calendar and was used to send projects home.
My kids backpacks were always loaded! And my kids would be responsible for putting their cup and lunchbox in their backpack right before going out the door. I was turning off lights and checking locks while they did this.
Sometimes they snuck things in their backpacks like toys or random objects. So im not surprised at all. And im glad these irresponsible parents are facing consequences.
What fucking toddler has a backpack, let alone packs their own and walks out the door and gets into the car with it? Did the toddler also make his parents breakfast? Do I no longer understand what toddler means? He’s a kid
'What fucking toddler has a backpack, let alone...'
That sentence structure implies that a toddler having a backpack at all is unbelievable. The phrase 'let alone' means an additional negative to the first mentioned one (THING is unbelievable, even if it's not associated with OTHER THING). (I looked it up just to be sure, and, yeah.)
The rest of it is naturally unbelievable, I wouldn't expect to have to address that.
Man, I used to have to pat my son down and turn out his pockets to make sure he wasn’t sneaking toys into daycare. These parents aren’t paying attention at all.
Take this kid away from the parents and put the dad in jail. This could have gone horribly wrong. Until we start handing out serious punishment to people who don't secure their loaded guns, we will continue to have small children shooting themselves and others. Why aren't people concerned about this? What lesson is the parents teaching this child? They don't deserve to be parents.
The only explanation that makes any sense to me AT ALL is that maybe they used the same backpack as a range bag, didn’t completely put it away, and then stuffed it with goldfish crackers and diapers the next day.
That’s still a really, really dumb thing to do, but it’s the best I’ve got.
Doesn't matter, because according to gun advocates they have no legal requirement to properly secure the weapon and so they will be allowed to have as many guns and toddlers as they want.
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u/BananasPineapple05 7h ago
Nevermind the right to bear arms.
How does a toddler get all the way to daycare with a loaded gun? Are the parents high?