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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has there been any mention of punishment for the parents beyond the anemic statement I read about how they're looking into it?

I realize a 6 y.o. can't be tried but something really needs to be done with the kid. He is dangerous. I do not care what anyone says.

Is it true that the teacher was threatened by the student & the school looked the other way? Time to sue the school system. [/quote]

To your first question; I read a long article of other cases, and yes, the owner of the gun that was used in a shooting where the shooter was a very young minor (several cases of 6 to 10 year olds in the recent years in the US) does usually get prosecuted in some way, but the punishments are usually very lenient, "misdemeanors", little more than a slap on the wrist, considering the outcome of either one other child dead or permanently disabled and the shooter often also damaged for life, especially if the victim was a sibling or a friend.  I have seen prison sentences of around 6 months for the adult owners. There was one case in D.C. where the owner left his gun accessible and loaded, and one child shot another (everyone ages 4-9) and he walked callously past the child who was awake, but bleeding out to retrieve the dropped gun and dispose of it (never to be found!), never returned to the child, never called 911.  Prior armed offense.  He is getting out of jail this Spring after serving 9 months or so - and he is only serving this time because of illegal (repeated) possession, not because of his conduct before and after the shooting!  The child in this case survived (permanently severely disabled) due to heroic efforts by EMS and top notch medical care in the nick of time.     Lots of problems with the justice system, imo.[/quote]

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