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Son, Father Face Charges in Georgia School Shooting

Son, Father Face Charges forin Georgia School Shooting

Above: The Barrow County (Ga.) Courthouse, where Colt and Colin Gray were arraigned Sept. 6, 2024. Image copyright: Adam Hagy/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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While police may have been able to do more to prevent this tragedy, Georgia's gun laws open the door to these incidents— and the state's 10th-place ranking for school campus gun violence shows it. It's ridiculous that there's no minimum age requirement for possession of a rifle or shotgun. Gray never should've been near a firearm in the first place.

Tragedies like this aren't prevented by violating the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners. This tragedy tells us more about the level of parenting that's needed in the US. Holding parents accountable — in this case, and others — could reduce the risk of this happening again.


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