Pupils in gun scare at Falmer school (From The Argus)
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Pupils in gun scare at Falmer school
11:00am Friday 27th May 2011 in News By Anna Roberts
Pupils were kept in their classrooms after a gunman was spotted outside their school.
Police launched an armed response after three men, including one who was believed to be armed, were seen near Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA), in Falmer yesterday afternoon.
A member of staff at the former Falmer High School dialed 999 after seeing the men and pupils were ushered into their classrooms.
But when the police helicopter located the men it was discovered the gunman was using a legal air rifle to hunt rabbits.
Pupils reported seeing the weapon fired at the school fence but police said they could not confirm the claim.
The mother of a 13-year-old pupil said: “My son said it was a boy chasing three rabbits with a gun.
“He apparently fired the gun and a lot of pupils saw it.
“It is really worrying. I’m really worried about how this could have happened.”
A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said: “Police were called to the Lewes Road area of Falmer yesterday afternoon following a report that three men had been seen in the area carrying a suspected firearm.
“Firearms officers attending the scene following the call at 2.30pm and the men were quickly located at 2.55pm with the help of police helicopter.”
“The men were in possession of an air rifle. They were spoken to by officers and they were given strong words of advice.
“At no point was anyone threatened with a firearm and no offences were identified.”
A school spokesman said: “The police were called to an incident adjacent to the BACA site this afternoon. This incident did not involve any student or staff member.
“As a result, all students were kept in their classrooms, where they were safe and secure. “Once the police advised the site was safe, which was just after the normal academy closing time, the students were released to go home.”
Comments(38)
joebie sussex
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12:41pm Fri 27 May 11
dhamallamafarmer
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1:19pm Fri 27 May 11
Perhaps she should just publish as "An Argus Reporter" until she's graduated onto The Death Knock.
whatevernext?
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1:27pm Fri 27 May 11
She joking ?? She lives and sends her son to a school on the edge of a farming area..
Farmers use guns for pest control and have done so for generations..
Blimey, when i was 13 i could reverse a tractor thru a field gateway AND i was a good shot with an airgun - we all were..
Tho i dont know Falmer that well i'd bet the farm was there long ever before the school was built..
Watch out luvv - there's cows in that field.. Mind they don't stampede lol..
voiceofthescoombe
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1:58pm Fri 27 May 11
Chinese whispers was in was a gun at moulescomb primary and then it was a rocket launcher:)
pcdoc1
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2:13pm Fri 27 May 11
Guns kill even trained firearms experts have been known to make mistakes.
The police might as well put a notice up in this paper saying anyone who wants to do some shooting go to baca school and enjoy yourselfs!
Incompetent!
Granny
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2:15pm Fri 27 May 11
falmer
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2:41pm Fri 27 May 11
Randsta
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3:13pm Fri 27 May 11
falmer wrote:put the bad kids out and hopefully one or two will be hit!
First there is no farmland and the rifle was fired.Why these men decided to 'hunt for rabbits' so close to the school and a time when the pupils were leaving is crazy!
tom servo
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3:27pm Fri 27 May 11
pcdoc1 wrote:Get a grip it was an air rifle... I could do as much damage throwing a stone.
I have a daughter at the school and hearing about firearms being seen was very scary. The teachers have not even mentioned about the incident and we didnt know if our daughter was safe untill she arrived home. Guns kill even trained firearms experts have been known to make mistakes. The police might as well put a notice up in this paper saying anyone who wants to do some shooting go to baca school and enjoy yourselfs! Incompetent!
just-a-person
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3:29pm Fri 27 May 11
tom servo
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3:38pm Fri 27 May 11
tom servo
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3:42pm Fri 27 May 11
NickBrt
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3:48pm Fri 27 May 11
Baldseagull
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5:07pm Fri 27 May 11
pcdoc1 wrote:Calm down dear!
I have a daughter at the school and hearing about firearms being seen was very scary. The teachers have not even mentioned about the incident and we didnt know if our daughter was safe untill she arrived home.
Guns kill even trained firearms experts have been known to make mistakes.
The police might as well put a notice up in this paper saying anyone who wants to do some shooting go to baca school and enjoy yourselfs!
Incompetent!
soulbythesea
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5:11pm Fri 27 May 11
LaLa*1990
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5:11pm Fri 27 May 11
nikkinono
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5:37pm Fri 27 May 11
campamania
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6:27pm Fri 27 May 11
pcdoc1
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7:04pm Fri 27 May 11
feline1
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7:44pm Fri 27 May 11
lana18
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9:38pm Fri 27 May 11
LaLa*1990
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10:10pm Fri 27 May 11
voiceofthescoombe
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9:03am Sat 28 May 11
A complete false alarm but then police had no real option till they caught these prats.
tom servo
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11:23am Sat 28 May 11
lana18 wrote:For all you prats that do have kids, a little punctuation and literacy when typing and hopefully your kids wont grow up to be equally illiterate.
for all u inconsiderate prats that obviously dont have kids ,it was a very scary time.For us as parents it is a worrying time! when u hear a gun man is about in baca and u only live down the road with kids ,it is scary not knowing what would happen next,so keep ur stupid comments to ur selfs,cos u all know it all dont u mr i am perfect people ,air rifle or gun either are scary and dangerous!
lana18
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12:55pm Sat 28 May 11
tom servo wrote:TOM SERVO ,- get a life oh no i forgot u cant cos ur too busy commenting on here !
lana18 wrote: for all u inconsiderate prats that obviously dont have kids ,it was a very scary time.For us as parents it is a worrying time! when u hear a gun man is about in baca and u only live down the road with kids ,it is scary not knowing what would happen next,so keep ur stupid comments to ur selfs,cos u all know it all dont u mr i am perfect people ,air rifle or gun either are scary and dangerous!For all you prats that do have kids, a little punctuation and literacy when typing and hopefully your kids wont grow up to be equally illiterate.
tom servo
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2:09pm Sat 28 May 11
lana18 wrote:Comma after "life", u is spelt "you", apostrophe in can't, cos is because, ur is "you are" or "you're".
tom servo wrote:TOM SERVO ,- get a life oh no i forgot u cant cos ur too busy commenting on here !
lana18 wrote: for all u inconsiderate prats that obviously dont have kids ,it was a very scary time.For us as parents it is a worrying time! when u hear a gun man is about in baca and u only live down the road with kids ,it is scary not knowing what would happen next,so keep ur stupid comments to ur selfs,cos u all know it all dont u mr i am perfect people ,air rifle or gun either are scary and dangerous!For all you prats that do have kids, a little punctuation and literacy when typing and hopefully your kids wont grow up to be equally illiterate.
Of course you have a life because you are commenting on.... oh wait hold on!!!
Chavtastic!
lana18
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2:59pm Sat 28 May 11
tom servo
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3:51pm Sat 28 May 11
lana18 wrote:lol... nice.
YOU are a very rude man,YOU are gonna end up a lonely ,sad,loser!. i hope this is not one of YOU'RE children one day because then YOU will realise the reality of what happened ,YOU PATHETIC SILLY LITTLE BOY! i am proud to be a CHAV because i am normal unlike sum on here tom!.
tom servo
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3:54pm Sat 28 May 11
lana18 wrote:Also I think your caps lock is broken.
YOU are a very rude man,YOU are gonna end up a lonely ,sad,loser!. i hope this is not one of YOU'RE children one day because then YOU will realise the reality of what happened ,YOU PATHETIC SILLY LITTLE BOY! i am proud to be a CHAV because i am normal unlike sum on here tom!.
It's the kids I feel sorry for... they don't stand a chance.
tom servo
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3:56pm Sat 28 May 11
lana18 wrote:Also when referring to yourself you might want to use a capital "I", and sum is spelt "some".
YOU are a very rude man,YOU are gonna end up a lonely ,sad,loser!. i hope this is not one of YOU'RE children one day because then YOU will realise the reality of what happened ,YOU PATHETIC SILLY LITTLE BOY! i am proud to be a CHAV because i am normal unlike sum on here tom!.
just-a-person
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5:07pm Sat 28 May 11
tom servo
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5:09pm Sat 28 May 11
just-a-person wrote:Well of course it was, some people like to be hysterical for the sake of it. Any bit of drama to spice up their lives.
The train tracks are in front of the school, the woods and fields are behind. There is a passing into the woods before you get to close to the school. They were not pikeys. My child attends the school and I live in the area. It was over and done with in half an hour roughly so it was a drama over nothing.
Just Four Cough
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9:58pm Sat 28 May 11
Just Four Cough
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10:56am Sun 29 May 11
Just Four Cough wrote:yes bladesboy, clearly you are indeed a f*ckwit. what a great way to spend your miserable day off, you just can't help yourself............
Not one person on this thread really understands the issues here! They are much bigger than rabbits and associated disease. I am a fuc*wit and I understand, well some of them, I think
. billy no mates ?
Just Four Cough
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11:43am Sun 29 May 11
Just Four Cough wrote:Perhaps I have Bi-polar symptoms, as I had my anger management under control and its now gone again.
Just Four Cough wrote:yes bladesboy, clearly you are indeed a f*ckwit. what a great way to spend your miserable day off, you just can't help yourself............
Not one person on this thread really understands the issues here! They are much bigger than rabbits and associated disease. I am a fuc*wit and I understand, well some of them, I think
. billy no mates ?
I suspect that if I had the ability to focus just a few brain cells effectively, I'd realise that by not 'scratching the itch' it might go away sooner. However as you can see from the above I haven't quite grasped that concept yet.
tom servo
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10:18pm Mon 30 May 11
lana18 wrote:... and the principal of "you're" and "your" is obviously lost on you, let's hope YOUR children have better luck.
YOU are a very rude man,YOU are gonna end up a lonely ,sad,loser!. i hope this is not one of YOU'RE children one day because then YOU will realise the reality of what happened ,YOU PATHETIC SILLY LITTLE BOY! i am proud to be a CHAV because i am normal unlike sum on here tom!.
game on
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9:58am Wed 1 Jun 11
feline1 says...
11:57am Fri 27 May 11