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QUESTION: Do you think the parents of school shooting suspects (or any shooting suspect) should be charged with murder if the suspect uses a gun that’s owned by the parent?
Talk about it….
Yes.
Case by Case basis. In the Current case YES!
If the child is under the legal age to obtain and own a firearm, YES.
Parents: it’s 10 o’clock… do you know where your guns are??
No. If the relevant state has criminal negligence statutes, and such charges are reasonably supported by evidence, they should be charged under those statutes.
No. Unless it can be proven the parent told the shooter where the gun was and to go and commit the crimes, how could they be culpable. If you based it on “owner of the gun,” if someone stole the gun from say, your house, and the state could “prove” your gun was not “adequately secured,” then would you be liable? No. This is the same idiot leftist logic of suing gun makers because a gun they manufactured was used to commit a murder.
If you allow a minor to have access to a loaded gun it’s kinda on you, right?
Yes. The couple in Michigan already set a precedent for buying theirs kid a gun. Now the father of the Georgia shooter is looking at at least 128 years for buying his son the AR-15 as Christmas present.
In this case yes, of course. Kid has a history of “misuse” of a firearm 1 yr ago – no precautions taken to keep firearm from the kid… sad thing imho is that he was still allowed in public school and apparently there was no consequence to his actions then …. libs are saying its not his fault of course it’s society’s failure, blah, blah, blah
More toxic logic.
If a parent is guilty for their kid’s action then it follows that the kid is not guilty (or at least, not as guilty).
Are kid’s going to more or less likely to commit a crime if society tells them that their parents are actually to blame for the crime?
If a parent is responsible for a gun death, why not vehicular manslaughter? Why not teen pregnancy?
In the Georgia case, in May 2023, the FBI got a tip about posts made on social media by the shooter threatening a school shooting. The FBI conducted an interview with the shooter, who was 13 at the time, and his father, and concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to make an arrest or to take any action. The father now is being charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree murder and child cruelty because they claim he knowingly allowed his son to possess a weapon. Considering that the FBI were made aware of the threat, and knowing such a threat should be taken seriously, shouldn’t the FBI also be held accountable?
Yes. If you raise your child correctly and teach them morals ,, pay attention if you see a problem, LISTEN, monitor their friends and their internet use. Help with anger management. Don’t contribute to their delinquency with drug use or abuse.If you don’t you fail as a parent and should be punished.