When the Second Amendment Affects the First Amendment

According to Fox News, an eighth grader was arrested and suspended from his West Virginian school for wearing an NRA shirt that displayed a rifle with the phrase "Protect Your Rights." Are you serious?! In the school's defense, it is ALLEGED that Jared Marcum got into an argument with a teacher over a disagreement with the shirt so that explains the suspension (kind of) but what of the arrest? No idea. I saw nothing in the Fox article (found here) that would make me believe this middle schooler deserved to be arrested!

Jared went 5 periods without anyone having an issue with his shirt. The teacher who had the issue had no grounds at all to ask Jared to change into something else. The school's dress code says nothing about wearing a shirt with a gun on it that is showing support for your American rights. Obviously his teacher just had a personal problem with his shirt and decided to infringe on Jared's First Amendment rights. I'm sure this child didn't handle the situation well when he was asked to change but to be honest, I wouldn't either! Someone who has an issue with the Second Amendment gets on my nerves enough but then that same someone wants to tell me exactly how I can use my right to the First? Um, I don't think so.

In the article it never specifies what exactly was said and the school declined to comment. All it says was Jared raised his voice. Maybe he didn't do anything wrong at all and the school is just trying to protect the teacher. Form your own opinion on this matter though. Read the article yourself for more in depth info.

((The Fox News article can be found above, or here.))