Colin Gray’s 15-year sentence signals new legal risks for parents of school shooters

Legal and gun safety experts say the conviction may spell trouble for parents of children who commit mass shootings in the future.

The sentencing of Colin Gray, the man who gifted his son an assault rifle used in a mass shooting that left four people dead at a Georgia high school in 2024, could embolden prosecutors to hold more parents legally accountable for their children’s crimes, legal and gun safety experts said.

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