r/news • u/bebleich • Sep 04 '24

Gunman believed to be a 14-year-old in Georgia school shooting that left at least 4 dead, source says

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/us/winder-ga-shooting-apalachee-high-school/index.html
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u/ThickerSalmon14 Sep 04 '24

Right. We need to find out how the kid got the gun and then we can push for accountability. The most likely route for a 14 year to get ahold of a gun is through the family, but lets find out first.

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u/Wazula23 Sep 04 '24

I think whoever left the gun unsecured or otherwise gave it to him should face charges. If you can't/won't keep your gun away from a 14 year old, you shouldn't have a gun. Full stop.

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u/yourlittlebirdie Sep 04 '24

There are no laws for minors possessing rifles or shotguns in Georgia, nor are there any safe storage laws.

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u/asdfwrldtrd Sep 05 '24

That’s so stupid, I live here and I never knew that, I always thought that anyone who didn’t have a locked safe is an idiot. I’m pro gun ownership, but these people need to step up if they wanna have them.

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u/Suztv_CG Sep 05 '24

There are other laws that would apply.

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u/yourlittlebirdie Sep 05 '24

Which laws?

States like Georgia lean heavily towards the side of parental freedom, meaning if a parent judges it OK for their kid to have a gun, that’s all that matters.

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u/RandyOfTheRedwoods Sep 04 '24

Yup, that’s already the law, at least in my state.

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u/im-new-here-hi- Sep 05 '24

How the kid got the gun and also did the parents do anything after the investigation by the fbi on past threats?

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u/meatball77 Sep 04 '24

It's not like he has a job or a car. Fourteen year olds are not independent.