Colt Gray has been charged as an adult with four counts of murder.
Less than an hour after his 14-year-old son appeared in a Georgia courtroom on murder charges on Friday, Colin Gray found himself in the same courtroom seat, anxiously rocking back and forth as prosecutors accused him of bearing responsibility for the deaths caused by the boy’s rampage.
Studies by the US Department of Homeland Security have shown that around 75% of all school shooters obtained their weapons at home. Experts say that parents securing those weapons so that teenagers are denied access to them would help prevent school shootings. Karen McDonald, the Michigan prosecutor who put the Crumbley parents on trial, said she hopes high-profile cases like that against Colin Gray in Georgia serve as a wake-up call to gun owners that they need to secure their weapons in the home.
“In the Crumbley case, as well as in this case, parents are not being charged for their child’s crimes,” said Carey. “The parents are being punished for their own criminal misconduct of enabling this violence to occur.” How the son came into possession of the weapon, a key part of the case against the father, is unclear. Authorities have declined so far to offer details.
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