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Father who gave gun to Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to serve 15 years in prison (apnews.com)

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A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison.

Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta. Colt Gray had pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

A defense attorney for Colin Gray asked the judge for a sentence that would amount to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years on probation. The district attorney said Gray deserves a sentence of 80 years in prison.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca -4 points 19 hours ago

I don't know how to feel about this. Of course no parent should give their young child a gun, but them again, nobody should have a gun if we go in that street and please do not forget that this is the US and this sort of dumb shit is fairly normal

If you send this guy to jail for giving his son a gun you can jail a few million more people whondid the same but whose only difference is that their son isn't a murdering psychopath.

If the guy knew hisnaon was murderous, then by all means, jail him, bit apparently he didn't.

So why is he jailed then? Basically because he was unlucky enough to have a psycho son?

Look, of you want to do this right, then fucking ban guns for under 21. Want to do better? Bam gims completely. Nobody needs guns and fuck those "but for my personal protection" sob stories, it's bullshit, you don't need a gun.

All that this does is make more victims after the crime