LAUREL,Md. - Instead of reporting to school each morning, 15-year-old Byron Preston is reporting for work in his father's barber shop and nail salon. Byron was expelled from Laurel High School three months ago. He was found with a device called a "tattoo gun" in his possession.
A tattoo gun fires no bullets or other projectiles. Like a solder gun or a caulking gun, it is a tool.
"They said it was a weapon because it could inflict bodily harm," explained the high school sophomore, who added he had no intention of tattooing himself or anyone else. Byron said he just wanted to practice tattooing on pieces of fruit.
The school wasn't even offended that the tool is used to give tattoos. Because it has the word gun in it, the school has recommended that Byron be expelled. Meanwhile, the art lab should hide their glue guns, and shop class should steer clear of staple guns, because you never know what might happen.
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