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

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Legal and gun safety experts say the conviction may spell trouble for parents of children who commit mass shootings in the future.
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Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, enters the courtroom during his sentencing hearing at Barrow County Superior Court in Winder, Ga., on Thursday.Hyosub Shin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP pool

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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