Virginia Woman Charged for Threatening to Take Guns to School Over Mask Mandate

A woman in Virginia has been charged after she threatened to bring loaded guns to school as part of a protest against rules that would have required her children wear face masks. The Luray Police Department said Amelia King, 42, was charged with making an oral threat on school property and has since been released on a $5,000 bond.

The alleged threat took place during a Page County Public Schools board meeting on Thursday night, where members debated whether face masks would continue to be required at the district’s schools. “My children will not come to school on Monday with a mask on,” King told the board. “Alright? That’s not happening. And I will bring every single gun loaded and ready to… I will call every…” King was cut off for going over her time limit. “I’ll see y’all on Monday,” she added.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/virginia-charged-threat-guns-school-mask-mandate.html