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Ah, these kids today...anyway, the next time you feel the urge to tell some youngster how tough it was when you went to school, just think about these stories from the last couple of years, even before Columbine and Santee, stories chosen as randomly as the victims--

Gunfire Outside Tenn. High School
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gunfire erupted between passing cars outside a crowded high school, frightening students who had just been dismissed for the day. No one was wounded, and two teen-agers were arrested.

4-Year-Old Brought Gun to Day-Care
CLEVELAND -- A 4-year-old boy has been caught for a second time bringing a loaded gun to a day-care center.

Boy Accused of Firing at Principal
DALY CITY, Calif. -- Angry at being sent home from school, a 14-year-old boy fired a pistol at his principal, tossed the gun in a bush and slipped back to math class. He led police to the gun.

Wisc.Student Fires Rifle at School OAKFIELD, Wis. -- A 14-year-old student who told police he was upset over his grades fired a rifle into the front door of his school Tuesday, then drove off. No one was hurt, and he was caught about an hour later.

Boy Convicted in Sex-Ring Case FAIRFAX, Va. -- A 13-year-old boy who told police he was known around school as ``Mr. Pimp'' was convicted of attempting to arrange sex-for-pay between girls and boys at his middle school.

N.Y.Teen Sentenced for Stabbing New York, NY -- A millionaire's teen-age daughter wept as she apologized for her part in the savage stabbing death of a man in Central Park, moments before she was sentenced to at least three years in prison.

Armed Student in Idaho Surrenders POCATELLO, Idaho -- A 14-year-old student at a school for troubled youths pulled a gun on the principal today, and then holed up inside for five hours before surrendering after trading his guns for cigarettes, pizza and soda.

Teens Charged With Cooking Parrot BETTENDORF, Iowa -- A man returned home from a night out and found someone had broken in and cooked his pet parrot, Winston, in the microwave. Two teen-age boys were held.
finally, here's a creative response to today's troubled youth-- VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- A 51-year-old woman was arrested after officials searched her home and discovered four rocket launchers, a rocket warhead, a missile launcher and materials to make explosives. Well, that sure gives a new meaning to "You kids get out of my yard!"