The father of a child who brought an airsoft gun to school in Constanta was fined 5,000 lei, and the gun was confiscated by the police, News.ro reported.

“After the investigation, it was established that the minor’s father had an airsoft weapon at home (non-lethal and not subject to a permit), defective, recreational and without ammunition, which he did not secure properly, in violation of Article 61 of Law 295/2004. Thus, he was prosecuted for an offense under Art. 130, par. 1, summer d, from Law 295/2004, with a fine of 5,000 lei. At the same time, an additional sanction of seizure of weapons for confiscation was applied, in accordance with Art. 130, par. 2, let. c, from Law 295/2004”, announced IPJ Constanţa.

The police of the 5th section was informed by phone 112 on Thursday by the director of the comprehensive school No. 5. 33 “Angel Saligny” from Constanta that A 7-year-old child, a student of the school, allegedly brought a weapon to the premises of the educational institution..

“A mixed patrol sent to the scene, consisting of a policeman and a gendarme from the mobile group of the Tomis Constanța gendarmerie, discovered that on May 10, around 5:00 p.m., a minor brought a weapon with a scope into the educational block. type of airsoft (non-lethal and not subject to authorization), this issue is decided by the teacher,” IPJ Constanţa reported.

The sports teacher took the gun from the child and locked it in a closet at school without informing the management

Constanta County School Inspectorate Sorin Mihai says a 7-year-old student brought a gun to the school yard Wednesday afternoon when he didn’t have lessons, wanted to play with other classmates, and it was taken away with his sports teacher and locked in an office. The director of the educational institution informed the police on Thursday when he found out about the weapon in question.

• “The first-grade student, who had no classes during this period, came at recess with the idea of ​​playing with other children in the school yard. In this sense, he was carrying a recreational weapon, which I was told by representatives of the district police inspectorate, is called an airsoft gun, which does not require a permit.
• The weapon was malfunctioning and the child’s stated purpose was to come and play with other children. When the relevant object was discovered, the physical education teacher, who was at the sports ground at the time, took the object and took it to the educational institution.
• And the parents were notified this morning as well as the police who investigated and from your analysis we found that this was an object that was not functional in terms of what its functionality represents. (…) Here is the problem of internal communication of the educational unit, which we will regulate. In this sense, there should be speed in the communication procedure and more attention to how they communicate with us so that we can support them,” said Sorin Mihai, as quoted by News.ro.

He clarified that there is no human security at the educational institution, only surveillance cameras.

Sorin Mihai added that the weapon was locked in a closet at the school.

• “The internal problem is related to the fact that other pedagogical workers who had knowledge did not provide information in a timely manner. You informed us today, also informed the police today to take action. (… ) The weapon was in the educational institution, it was locked in a closet. We are trying to find out more details,” Sorin Mihai also reported.

He also informed that the parents of this student gave consent for him to be consulted by specialists.