<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655840603630,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000179-379a-dbb2-a7fd-bfda8bfc0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655840603630,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000179-379a-dbb2-a7fd-bfda8bfc0000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
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The Isaac J. Gourdine Middle School student, who was not publicly identified, was taken into custody on charges of possessing a loaded handgun and bringing a weapon onto school property, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers responded to the scene around 8:15 a.m. after another student reported the 13-year-old for showing off his weapon to a group of peers.
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The school went on lockdown for about 90 minutes while police responded to the incident. Police located the student in a classroom where they recovered the nonserialized ghost gun from his waistband. He was arrested without incident, officials said.
Ghost guns are weapons that are often assembled by hand from kits containing materials or by 3D printers with instructions available on the internet. By creating a ghost gun, the weapon does not have a serial number, meaning it can be almost impossible to trace if used in an attack.
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Ghost guns were banned in Maryland after state lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year requiring all firearms to be registered and receive personal identification numbers. Those who violate the ordinance, which applies to all new guns and firearms already purchased before the law took effect, could be fined up to $10,000 and be sentenced to up to two years in prison.
