An eight-year old is facing a felony charge after officials say he brought a gun to his Virginia Beach elementary school Monday.

According to police, it was just after 12:00 noon when the second grader at Brookwood Elementary was arrested after an officer found a handgun in the student's shoe.

Authorities say a student reported the gun to school officials earlier Monday morning after seeing it in a restroom.

A school resource officer at the school, located in the 600 block of South Lynnhaven Road, then confronted the student.

Officials say the weapon was a .22 caliber handgun.

The student was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm on school property, which is a felony. He is being held at the Virginia Beach Detention Center.

Police spokesman Don Rimer said no students or faculty were threatened.

Authorities have not said if the gun was loaded.

that's pretty messed up.

i bet his parents casually leave the gun around the house and never taught him how to respect it.

Yea, better charge him as an adult. Dont want that wild guy running the streets.

I know a lot of gangsta 2nd grader...it's really getting scary around here.

Oops.

thats awesome. guns. awesome.

He was too young to learn from Columbine and Thurston.

I'll blame that one on the parents.

Agreed.

FWIW, I've never been in favor of gun bans... but I have always felt that we need to encourage responsible gun ownership in this country.

Virginia Beach 2nd Grader arrested and charged for bringing .22 to school

I wanted to teach near Virginia Beach until I started reading Yellow Bastard's posts.