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Originally Posted by dippin
Guccilvr,
I think that an important distinction here is that the child did not get one of his father's guns, but used his own, which he has full access to at all times and keeps in his room, along with ammunition. And apparently, there had been known issues with jealousy, and the kid even told some in his family what he wanted to do...
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You are right, and I may have been overlooking that point, but I still don't think the father can be held criminally liable. He has the burden of being liable in civil court undoubtedly, but the father didn't commit any crime, with maybe the exception of not paying enough attention.
I am in no way saying that guns aren't a problem.. there are plenty of stupid people out there with guns..but we can't just look at an object and blame the object. The blame ultimately has to fall on the person who controls the gun. In this case, the child is to blame for how he used the gun.. and even though I believe he shouldn't be tried as an adult.. he'll still serve a lengthy sentence if he is found guilty. It doesn't matter if he is tried as an adult or not.. it's basically just saying you're going to go to prison either way, but it's taking out the capital punishment issue by not trying him as an adult. (I'm assuming PA has capital punishment)