Man Who Gave His Teen Rifle Is Guilty of Murder After School Shooting

[Coventina]

A Georgia father was found guilty on Tuesday of ignoring warning signs and allowing his son unfettered access to an assault-style rifle that prosecutors say the teenager used in a deadly school shooting.

The jury deliberated only about two hours before concluding that the father, Colin Gray, 54, was guilty of more than two dozen charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, stemming from the attack on Sept. 4, 2024, at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. Two students and two teachers were killed.

Prosecutors said that the father had given his son, Colt Gray, the AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas gift, letting him keep it in his bedroom. The elder Mr. Gray did not take it away even as his son’s behavior became more volatile and he showed signs of an obsession with school shooters.

Colt Gray was 14 at the time of the shooting. He now faces 55 counts related to the attack, with prosecutors charging him as an adult. He pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/colin-gray-verdict-apalachee-shooting.html

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GOOD! And who the fuck names their kid after a gun?
An ammosexual, that's who.
Lock him up forever!!!!

[AZJonnie]

1. Agree about the dad, but as an aside, but I also think it's very wrong to charge a 14 year old as an adult (nt)

[Coventina]

3. I agree on that.

I'm highly suspicious about the idea of charging teens as adults.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Because?

Somehow I think a 14 year old, despite any physical, emotional, or intellectual immaturity, knew that taking a gun to school to shoot people was wrong. He did it anyway.
Not convinced he should be treated any differently than any other violent perpetrator.

[Coventina]

5. If we are going to count children as legally different from adults

it needs to be consistent.

That's my issue. If they have "adult" level reasoning, then let them drive cars, get married, drink alcohol, join the military, rent cars, etc.

It seems a double-standard to say they can be held accountable for some actions and not others.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. At Least You Have A Reason

We don't agree about that reason, but at least it's logical.
I think the line gets obliterated when murder is involved.

[lame54]

2. Game changer

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

7. Ar15 in bedroom at age 14!!! Insane