To your point, I was hunting at 12. I had access to guns pretty much my whole life. Of course, that was then and this is now. Times and circumstances have changed. I wouldn’t leave weapons unsecured in the house if kids were around. Most of my guns stay locked up. The only one that isn’t locked up is the one I normally carry. But then again, it’s just me and my wife in the house.ProfX wrote: ↑Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:09 pm Depends on the state, the age, and the gun.
In many countries, and even in some U.S. states, it IS. You are considered liable for your children using weapons you failed to secure from their misuse, let alone the ones bought for them.
We can debate whether or not they should have just "LOL'd" that he was searching for ammo on school time.
They were TOLD, "point blank," THAT DAY, he was doodling about how he couldn't control himself and wanted to spill blood. I think even parents as dumb as that shouldn't have just let him return to school, with the unsecured gun.
As to whether the parents are guilty of manslaughter, that’s going to depend of how the case and the evidence is presented to the jury in court. All it takes is reasonable doubt for a jury to acquit. It’s hard to predict what a jury will do.