Gun

On the bus, in the parking lot or even in a school hallway, parents tell us they want to know if a gun is found in their child's school.  FactFinder 12 asks:  How common is it?  Are parents always told about it? We requested records dating back 10 years for six area school districts and asked to see that information.  We learned parents aren't always told about the guns found. And some school districts say they struggle to keep up with information shared on social media.There is also information lacking when it comes to tracking who was told about the incidents.

A Wichita East High School student is arrested -- after he brings a gun to school today. A spokesperson for the district says another student noticed the gun in the student's pocket...and notified a school resource officer. There was no threat and the gun wasn't loaded. The school will practice its zero-tolerance policy in disciplining the student.

By Kim Wilhelm (WICHITA, Kan.) On Wednesday, the Kansas House passed a bill which allows anyone with a conceal carry license to bring a gun in any public building that does not have "adequate security. " That's defined as any building without a metal detector or someone screening with a wand.  Public college campuses are included on the list. Wichita State University student Emily Abrahams says it scares her to think of sitting next to someone in class who has a gun. "I don't know what people are going to do with it," said Abrahams.

With clipboard in hand, Kimberly Lowmiller trolled garage sales in a west Wichita neighborhood Friday. She wasn't looking for bargains.  She was looking for signatures. "My friend, Daniel.  I don't know if you heard about him on the news," she said to a stranger. Lowmiller asked Wichitans to sign a petition to keep her friend Daniel Nagel employed as a teacher.  Nagel was suspended earlier this week after another employee at White Elementary saw him with a gun.   "We all have brain farts, you know and do silly things," Lowmiller said.  "I think his heart was in the right place.

A Wichita elementary school teacher is on paid suspension after being arrested for bringing a gun to school. Daniel Nagel, 31, was arrested Monday after another employee at White Elementary called 911 and reported seeing a teacher had a gun. A family member tells Eyewitness News Nagel brought the gun to protect the students and never intended to do any harm. The family member says Nagel does have a concealed carry permit.  However, Wichita Police say it wouldn't make any difference because schools are a gun free zone.

Sedgwick County Commissioners approve a resolution showing support for the second amendment right to keep and bear arms. Commissioner Richard Ranzau proposed the resolution in response to the on-going national debate over gun control. He says he is concerned that new gun regulations could lead to federal infringement on other rights. Ranzau says the resolution will send a message to the federal government. Commissioners Dave Unruh and Tim Norton voted against the resolution. Unruh noted that commissioners have already pledged to defend the constitution and said any additional resolution is unnecessary.

A Wichita couple is threatened after they return an unattended child to the parents. It happened Saturday in the 1200 block of North Delrose. Police say the husband and wife were at a baby shower when they noticed the four year old outside unattended by his or her parents. The couple left the baby shower, walked the child back to the parent's house. That's when some sort of verbal confrontation occurred between the husband and wife and the parents of the four year old. The male parent threatened to kill the couple and went inside and put on UFC gloves and came out with a handgun.

A driver fires two shots before he is stopped by Wichita police. Officers tried to pull the driver over on S. Washington, but he sped off. Before they could stop him the driver threw his gun and methamphetamine out of the car. Police arrested the man on possession, intent to sell, and other traffic violations. No one was hurt.

Wichita police say a man and woman were driving in a construction area when a driver behind them thought they were going too slow.  The driver pointed a gun at the couple and took off. The couple took down the man's license plate and reported it to police. Officers found the man and booked him into jail for aggravated assault.

Wichita public school administrators have not made a decision on the future of a teacher who brought a gun to school. Dan Nagel's family members tell Eyewitness News the White Elementary teacher was expected to be fired Thursday. But USD 259 will not be making a decision about his employment until Nagel's court case is finalized. Nagel was arrested in May after another employee reported seeing the teacher with a gun. He said he has a conceal carry permit and brought the gun to protect students.

With clipboard in hand, Kimberly Lowmiller trolled garage sales in a west Wichita neighborhood Friday. She wasn't looking for bargains.  She was looking for signatures. "My friend, Daniel.  I don't know if you heard about him on the news," she said to a stranger. Lowmiller asked Wichitans to sign a petition to keep her friend Daniel Nagel employed as a teacher.  Nagel was suspended earlier this week after another employee at White Elementary saw him with a gun.   "We all have brain farts, you know and do silly things," Lowmiller said.  "I think his heart was in the right place.

A Wichita elementary school teacher is on paid suspension after being arrested for bringing a gun to school. Daniel Nagel, 31, was arrested Monday after another employee at White Elementary called 911 and reported seeing a teacher had a gun. A family member tells Eyewitness News Nagel brought the gun to protect the students and never intended to do any harm. The family member says Nagel does have a concealed carry permit.  However, Wichita Police say it wouldn't make any difference because schools are a gun free zone.

A Winfield man is offering a $5000 reward in the case of his stolen guns. Brian Perrigo says a team of thieves broke into his house last Tuesday and stole a "high number of guns" and ammunition. Among the weapons taken were shotguns, handguns, and four assault rifles. Perrigo says evidence left at the scene suggests at least four people were involved. They broke a sliding glass back door and ransacked his home. The collection is valued at tens of thousands of dollars. Perrigo says he wants the guns back, but he's more concerned about them being in the wrong hands.

A concerned parent called 911 Friday morning after seeing a middle school child put what looked like a weapon in his Angry Birds backpack and then get on a school bus.  "I'm on Vassar and 26th at the bus stop and I was (inaudible) of a weapon.  This little boy, I saw him walking," the caller told a 911 dispatcher. "And what kind of weapon is it that you think you saw," asked the dispatcher.  "It looked like a gun," said the caller. Wichita Police stopped the boy before the airsoft gun made it to Stucky Middle School.  He now faces a disciplinary hearing.

On the bus, in the parking lot, even in school hallways - parents overwhelmingly tell FactFinder 12 they want to know if a gun is found in their child's school. “I would want to know immediately,” says father Carl Zachary. “I would want to know right away...it's our kids,” adds Sally Mathews, mother of two elementary school children. After two gun incidents in Wichita schools this year, FactFinder 12 wanted to know how districts notify parents. We spent weeks, requesting data from six area districts looking back over the last 10 years.

Sedgwick County Commissioners approve a resolution showing support for the second amendment right to keep and bear arms. Commissioner Richard Ranzau proposed the resolution in response to the on-going national debate over gun control. He says he is concerned that new gun regulations could lead to federal infringement on other rights. Ranzau says the resolution will send a message to the federal government. Commissioners Dave Unruh and Tim Norton voted against the resolution. Unruh noted that commissioners have already pledged to defend the constitution and said any additional resolution is unnecessary.

A Butler Community College student is treated and released after being shot accidentally overnight by a security officer. Emergency crews and police were called to a report of a firearm discharge at the Villa Apartments in the 700 block of S. Haverhill Road just after 10:30 pm Monday. A private security officer told police he was handling his firearm while on duty and it accidentally discharged while he was in the office area. Police say there was damage to a computer, some furniture and the wall between the office and a computer/media room.