Gun found in Rockford school parking lot during morning drop-off [Video]

ROCKFORD, Mich. — A gun was found lying in a school parking lot Tuesday morning on the first day of preschool for many children in Rockford.

During drop-off at the Rockford Community Services & Administration Building, a parent spotted a firearm on the pavement. That parent picked it up and locked it in their own vehicle while calling police.

Officers arrived and secured the gun while investigating how it ended up outside the school building. They eventually determined the gun fell from the vehicle of a different parent who was dropping their child off at the administration building.

Police are in contact with the gun’s owner. The situation remains under investigation.

While Michigan’s law on concealed carry does prohibit people from carrying a firearm while on school property, it allows for exceptions during drop-off and pick-up times.

“A parent or legal guardian of a student of the school is not …