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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 398843" data-attributes="member: 983">Criminally liable isn’t right.&nbsp; But there needs to be some parental responsibility here.&nbsp; It’s no different than parents providing booze to kids and then an auto accident happening.&nbsp;&nbsp; The parents provided something the kid legally can’t possess, which then caused harm to others.&nbsp; Should they get charged with vehicular homicide?&nbsp;&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Should they be charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; The parents bought a handgun for their kid and didn’t maintain control of it.&nbsp; They’re guilty of something, but it shouldn’t be like they pulled the trigger.&nbsp; It’s an also easy to sit and say the kid needs to be responsible for it.&nbsp; But if I’m a parent of one of the victims, or of a child killed in an accident like above, it would be difficult to not place blame and want consequences on the parents.&nbsp; And school too.&nbsp; Lots of inaction all around in this situation.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I do agree with Kurt that parents need to have a lot more accountability too.&nbsp; That’s why we’re at this place, kids do whatever and parents sit back with palms up acting like they couldn’t do anything.&nbsp; It’s one thing if the kid broke into the safe.&nbsp; It’s another when he’s got clear issues and has the gun in his bedroom.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 398843, member: 983"] Criminally liable isn’t right. But there needs to be some parental responsibility here. It’s no different than parents providing booze to kids and then an auto accident happening. The parents provided something the kid legally can’t possess, which then caused harm to others. Should they get charged with vehicular homicide? No. Should they be charged with furnishing alcohol to a minor? Yes. The parents bought a handgun for their kid and didn’t maintain control of it. They’re guilty of something, but it shouldn’t be like they pulled the trigger. It’s an also easy to sit and say the kid needs to be responsible for it. But if I’m a parent of one of the victims, or of a child killed in an accident like above, it would be difficult to not place blame and want consequences on the parents. And school too. Lots of inaction all around in this situation. But I do agree with Kurt that parents need to have a lot more accountability too. That’s why we’re at this place, kids do whatever and parents sit back with palms up acting like they couldn’t do anything. It’s one thing if the kid broke into the safe. It’s another when he’s got clear issues and has the gun in his bedroom. [/QUOTE]

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