STAR WARS T-Shirt Gets Boy In Trouble --Madeleine Norton, 4th period

 This past Thursday a 7th grader by the name of Colton was wearing a shirt depicting a stormtrooper holding a "rebel blaster", an imaginary gun of the Star Wars universe. He was warned by his authorities to cover it up, zipping up his jacket so that the derogatory image could not been seen as derogatory towards  guns or to make some kind of stand. Understandably his father is upset, saying, "It’s political correctness run amok; you’re talking about a Star Wars T-shirt, a week before the biggest movie of the year comes out." Colton has reportedly worn this same shirt several times before with no problem. But with things the way they are now, gun hype is especially touchy.

This can be directly connected to the first amendment (the right to freedom of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly, and petitioning for governmental redress of grievances) and second amendment (the right of the people to keep/bear arms). In this instance, is Colton's freedom of speech is being infringed by him having to cover up his shirt depicting a gun? And even though the gun is fantastical and the boy is claimed to have "not a violent bone in his body" (according to his father Joe Southern), cold this really influence bad behavior? Star Wars? right before its opening?
I myself am not quite sure, since the whole ordeal seems a bit over-reactive to me. But in this instance the child has worn the shirt many times before, clearly showing that current gun issues are arousing fear in public school systems, and strictness for the safety and well being of everyone. Apparently you just can't be too safe.

Article link here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/13/star-wars-t-shirt-lands-7th-grader-in-hot-water-at-texas-school/