when I went to school I had way worse shirts on, that did violate the rules but no one said anything and I did not get jailed for it. In all reality that teacher should be jailed for being way too stupid for his position because if you can not use common sense at all, why would you be a teacher. There should be a law that if people do something so stupid and far beyond the realm of reason that they should take a class in reason hosted by citizens that know what reason is!

The disruption was caused by the so called adult in the room. I'm sure he took offense to the shirt because it advertises his failure to indoctrinate properly.

As I read this, he went through many classes with no problem... one liberal teacher wanted to make a point and he, an 8th grader, stood up for his rights....and for that he was suspended and ARRESTED !!! I did like how the other students wore their shirts in support of him the next day :) An 8th grader with a criminal record for standing up for his Freedom..... What the heck is this world coming to ... it is intimidation and it is way out of control....

Let's see... 1st amendment ...check... Second amendment... check. It sounds like a Federal case. The teacher should be arrested for violating the student's constitutional rights...

Well, this strikes a chord, with me. As the Second Amendment debate heated up, I was inspired to write a long short story or brief novella about an eighth grade boy who becomes convinced that a shooter is about to visit his school--but can't convince anyone. The title of the story is "Nothing But A Gun" and I dedicated to my friends "who know that the Second Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights." I really thought that this story might get some circulation, given the topic. Well, it didn't, even though I published it as a "book" on Amazon to get some visibility, changing the very, very least that Amazon permits for eBooks. Nope. I won't give the URL because I think that would be spam, but seeing this story about a kid brought it to mind--and what I was trying to say.

if I was that teacher and the govt was paying my salary, and I had some unease that the 51% of US who were producing for my salary were angry and ready to give up? I wouldn't want any guns around. Guns represent the biggest threat to my gravy train. that I could get a policeman to arrest a boy for wearing a shirt with a gun on it? I'd think I was winning the war

I think the half cut off sleeves were scary and offensive, but not the picture on the shirt. I think he should get a couple dozen similar shirts (leave the sleeves alone, cutting them is a distraction from the gun message) and wear one every single day until the end of the school year. That teacher should be sitting on the curb.