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Nothing is in concrete as of yet, he's still locked up until at least August. If he gets out in August his grandparents are bringing him down for a visit and my wife is goign to try and talk them into giving her custody since they are getting up there in Age... dang old folks!

03Lightningrocks wrote:Taking a BB gun to school and blasting the teacher is not some harmless child acting out. It is a very disturbed youngster with some serious issues. That process took thought and planning. It is not the same thing as one youngster acting in the spur of the moment and shooting a fellow youngster with a BB gun.

Good luck to you and your children. I would keep all firearms locked away for several years. Heck...I would probably start storing the sharp knives in the safe too. If you do take on this challenge, maybe get some video monitors for around the house so you can see the first signs of this young tyke abusing the other children. Before he really hurts one of them. if you have any pets, keep an eye on them too. Animal abuse is possible also.

I've thought about him abusing the other kids but haven't thought about him abusing the animals, thanks for bringing that up btw. and I never thought of video monitors if we do get custody, thanks again.

So my wife *may* be getting custody of her 9 year old son of which the father's grandparents currently have custody if "they aren't able to handle him" they are up there in age and kinda ill so I figure more likely than not that she will get custody.

This boy has a hard head and is very very destructive and is currently in a mental institution (at 9 years old) for up to 6 months for bringing a bb gun to school and shooting his teacher. I know, honor roll student here! I believe the reason for this situation is because his father recently had a child with his now ex-fiance and was paying no attention to my wifes son so he acted out.

I think with a bit of "belt across the rear" discipline (which my wife is fine with) he can be brought into line. If she gets custody I want to teach him safe handling of firearms in an attempt to get him to NEVER to anything that stupid again (all my firearms are in a safe I have 3 kids under 5 btw). Is this a good idea if we get custody of him, and how would you go about doing this with a child of this history?

edit: I've met him a few times and I believe he's a good kid but just has a lack of direction and discipline and he's not sure how to deal with it all when he becomes "upset" with someone and I think with some direction my and my wife can turn him around, thoughts on all of this?

P.S. if he gets out early in August (which he probably will) they will be bringing him down here to visit with the family and he's very excited. Actually any mention of his mom usually gets him to start acting in a better behavior.