The principal has already met with the mother and agreed her action was inappropriate.
And the mother has revealed that the kid is in therapy and being tested for the usual attention/hyperactivity disorders (according to her, after repeated meetings with the school about her kid's behavior before anyone assumes it's because he made a gun with his fingers).
"A lot of people seem obliged to have a viewpoint."
yup that's why I'm not at work today. They asked me the same question about guns in the home.
The Hobo