I repeat, a 14-year-old. who had spoken of shooting up his school a year earlier, how do you think it's a good idea to gift him with an assault rifle?

Just can't get anymore moronic. He's gonna do long time. And he should.

At 14, this kid has an assault rifle that's primary use is to kill a lot of people in a short period of time.
What kind of dumb ass parent buys a troubled child an assault rifle?
And please don't tell me it's a hunting rifle...unless you're hunting people.
I understand it doesn't have full automatic capability, but to say it isn't an assault rifle is simply splitting hairs. Soldiers use their m-16 rifles in semi-automatic mode most of the time to conserve ammunition and improve accuracy. Are they only assault rifles when the soldier flips the switch to go to full automatic?

The gun laws in Georgia are different then those in Michigan...in Georgia there is a minimum age when it comes to handguns, but not one when it comes to rifles and shotguns.

Under Federal law the age for all guns is 18, now the feds may have a case against the father, I would guess that they're waiting to see what happens.

We need to remember that the gun culture in Georgia is a bit more hardcore.

In Michigan a state permit is required to purchase long guns and handguns. Not in Georgia
Michigan requires that handguns be registered, Georgia doesn't.


Just because the parents were held accountable in Michigan it doesn't mean it will happen in Georgia.

…For leaving a loaded rifle under his bed and his 4-year-old found it and shot and killed his 6-year-old neighbor.