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What Colin Gray’s murder conviction means for gun-owning parents
Colin Gray was found guilty on 27 charges including second-degree murder for providing an unsecured AR-15 used by his son to kill four and injure nine at Apalachee High School.
- On Tuesday, a Georgia jury found Colin Gray guilty on all 27 charges related to the Apalachee High School shooting after less than two hours of deliberation.
- The weapon, purchased as a Christmas gift, was left unsecured and accessed by Colt Gray, 14-year-old son and shooter, prosecutors say.
- Digital evidence including phone records and Google searches formed a key part of prosecutors' case, with `school shooter parents charged with manslaughter` searched about a week before the shooting.
- With a potential 30 years, prosecutors say the case signals greater accountability for negligent firearm access, and it could prompt more charges nationwide.
- Legal analysts view the conviction as part of an escalating trend that began with the Crumbleys and may not end here, with prosecutors saying the case could encourage more prosecutions under existing laws.
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It is the first time in the United States that a parent has been convicted of second-degree murder in connection with shootings by a minor at a school.
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The jury has ruled: the father bought the gun despite warnings to his son, and now he faces at least 30 years in prison.
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