Colin Gray, was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, the GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) said.

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    I agree with holding the parents accountable. If your dog mauls someone you are liable. The son should also be charged, but he didn’t wind up like this in a vacuum.

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      And at 14 years old, he sure as shit did not stroll into his local gun store and fill out that form 4473. That was his dad’s gun, which his dad provided unsupervised access to.

      Which was not a smart fucking move.

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        Can we go out on a limb and say the father is even being sort of abusive here? I mean… Here’s a very dangerous thing that can cause people to die. Go have fun.

        I get it isn’t that simple but… I have a kid. I also have guns. My kid wants to learn to shoot one day.

        There’s a big heavy door, and a lock. No way for my kid to access them without me. No access.

        There’s criticizing another’s parenting choices, and then there’s abuse and I am starting to think this is abusive.

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          But also you’d probably react differently if the police showed up to your house because your kid made threats about shooting people. Like you wouldn’t then go buy them a gun for Christmas, regardless of how well you stored it.

          Abuse doesn’t really jump out to me, more like denial.