Parents also expressed concerns over sending their kids back to school while speaking to KCRA on Wednesday.

“Due to him looking at me in my eye and telling me ‘I don’t feel safe,’ that did not sit well with me,” one parent named Noel said. “I couldn’t go on with the rest of my day without being here, so he’ll know Daddy’s here, and he’ll be OK.”

The concerned father proceeded to wait in his car outside the school for the duration of the day to assure that his son was safe.

“We need to start banning assault rifles,” Noel added. “Ban assault rifles. Do thorough background checks on everybody and run their social media profile.”

“It’s pretty scary to know that kids are so able to get ahold of firearms and just bring them so willingly to school,” another parent named Michelle Miller noted.

Sacramento, California

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