Georgia father Colin Gray found guilty in son's alleged deadly school shooting

[moonshinegnomie]

Source: nbc news

A Georgia jury on Tuesday held a father criminally responsible for the actions of his teenaged son who — while armed with an AR-15-style rife that had been kept inside their home — allegedly gunned down two schoolmates and a pair of teachers.

The panel in Barrow County found Colin Gray, 55, guilty of all changes, which included second-degree murder and cruelty to children, connected to the Sept. 4, 2024, mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/georgia-father-colin-gray-found-guilty-sons-alleged-deadly-school-shoo-rcna261318

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good. maybe if more parents knew they were going to be locked up if their kid steals their unsecured gun,they would start stoeing them properly

[Ray Bruns]

1. On the last comment, the kid didn't steal the gun. It was a Christmas gift from his father

[Clouds Passing]

2. Good!

[Bengus81]

3. If he was a millionaire he would have walked,or never been charged in the first place

I'm all for holding these parents accountable for not locking up guns but I guarantee it will always be lopsided.

[Jacson6]

4. We could use these laws against gun store companies and employees. No one will work in that industry any more. n/t

[AZ8theist]

10. That will never happen, but required liability insurance would be a good first step.

[mysteryowl]

5. Wow, I just posted a 60-min reporting about this (in general) plus, pathways to prevent these shootings.

Criminologists have studied for 10 years school shootings.
They know why they happen and how to prevent them.
See below link.
https://democraticunderground.com/100221065938

Starting at 8:50 into video: Criminologists layout understanding pathways to violence and how to stop them.

[calimary]

7. GOOD!!!

About time, too!

And speaking of “time”, parents like these should be DOING time for teaching their murderous children “what to do and how to do it”. With frequent random inspections of their homes and workplaces to check for more hidden weapons that could be used to kill, also. And RIDICULOUSLY high fines added on.

If it were me, I wouldn’t just “throw the book” at them. I’d make it whole libraries and entire book-binding companies, too.

[Diamond_Dog]

6. Good. About time these parents are held accountable for creating these monsters.

[MIButterfly]

8. The parents of the school shooter in Oxford, Michigan

are sitting in prison as we speak. They were each sentenced to 10-15 years. In my opinion, it set a good precedent.

They're both appealing their convictions, so we'll see what happens, but for now, they're right where they belong.

[twodogsbarking]

9. There seems to be a problem. We should do something.

[Exp]

11. Good.

[TNNurse]

12. We read that he asked his daughter who was 13 at the time,

to cover for him. She testified against him, lives with a foster family and changed her last name.

Never saw any reference to mother.

[Figarosmom]

13. Well, well. Maybe now parents will start

Locking up their guns.

[BattleRow]

14. You can be locked up if your guns arent locked up.

[70sEraVet]

15. I remember reading a news item, maybe 15 years ago, in rural Kentucky town...

A father had given a 22 rifle as a birthday gift to his FIVE YEAR OLD son. The boy shot and killed his three year old sister. The sheriff said it was an unfortunate accident. No charges.
Glad things are changing.

[question everything]

16. The news concluded that the son is still awaiting trial

How come that the father’s trial ended sooner?

[moonshinegnomie]

17. Several reasons

1) he was a minor at the time so there are more steps they have to take
2) the dads case was simpler. Just a couple of counts as opposed to the dozens his son faces

[question everything]

18. Thanks