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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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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

He's not being sentenced for the actions of his son. He's being sentenced for his own actions in giving a deadly weapon to someone who should not have been in possession of a deadly weapon.

And that is a precedent we should be expanding.