The gun used by a six-year-old to shoot his first grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this month had been “secured” on the day of the shooting, according to a Thursday statement from the family’s attorney.
“Our family has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children,” the family said in a statement that was provided by attorney James Elleson to NBC News. “The firearm our son accessed was secured.”
The statement went on to say that the boy “suffers from an acute disability and was under a care plan at the school that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.