Free speech? The case of a 3rd grader's 'come and take it' gun hat

The hat a Michigan third grader wore for her school's "Great Kindness Challenge" in 2022 featured an image of an AR-style rifle, and the phrase "come and take it."

The student said she chose the black baseball cap for "Hat Day" during the weeklong kindness initiative because it reminded her of her father and to show support for gun rights.

Officials at Robert Kerr Elementary School in Durand, Michigan, said the hat's message could be disruptive, particularly for students who had transferred to the district after a recent school shooting 50 miles away – the deadliest in the state's history...