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The father of the mass shooting suspect accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, told investigators this week he had purchased the gun used in the killings as a holiday present for his son in December 2023, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.

Colt Gray, a 14-year-old student, is accused of killing two students and two teachers with an AR-style rifle in the Wednesday shooting. Nine more people were hospitalized.

One source told CNN the AR-15-style rifle was purchased at a local gun store as a Christmas present.

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[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 322 points 2 years ago (5 children)

So his son was being investigated for making threats to shoot up the school and he decided that the best gift was a gun that could allow his son to act on those threats.

Charging him in connection with the shooting seems appropriate.

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 118 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Who could have seen this coming?" -the father probably

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I bet physical and/or verbal abuse was abundant in that household, probably spousal abuse as well, up to and including sexual and financial.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No sexual abuse reported, but everything else, yeah.

More red flags than a May Day Parade, like usual.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And what proof do you have of this? If you have any sources please link them.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You must have a very exciting betting wallet. I usually just got for one thing rather than spray hedge bets.on all the things I can basrlessly assume. Also, you didn't cover race or politics in there.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago

Yup they can go the same route as the Oxford, MI shooter and charge the parents. They got 10 years, if more parents got charged parents might wise up. This sounds 100% the exact same situation. Oxford kids parents told him not to get caught next time when he was in trouble for looking at ammunition during school.

[–] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Would being charged with crimes your child commits stop dumb fucks from reproducing?

I'd be satisfied if it stopped dumb fucks from buying guns for their dumb fuck kids that already threatened to shoot their classmates.

Daddy is an accessory here. I'm glad he's being charged.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nah, the kids are rarely intentional when you're that stupid.

[–] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

Still I'm willing to give it a shot! Hey-O!

Nope. But it might make em think twice before taking their under-6-yr old kids to a bar and shove an iPad in their face while mommy and/or daddy gets sloshed.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

It'll stop him from reproducing again

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

No. They aren't thinking the potential long term cost of their own actions, let alone the knock-on effects caused by the actions of their unexamined actions.

[–] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Yeah, this is where I have issue. I grew up around guns and hunting. When I passed my safe hunters I got my first 12 gage shotgun and then got a 410 later that year along with a 50 cal black powder rifle and the. Get a few AR’s and AK/SKS’s along the way. I grew up respecting them and it was a normal part of life. People had gun racks in their trucks with guns in them in high school at the time.

But this kid obviously had issues and they should have been in a safe away from him. I do think holding parents liable with start changing things slowly. I wish it was an over night change but we need to do it more often

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

I absolutely don't see an accessory charge at minimum as being too far of a stretch either. Lock both of them up.