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milestogo

(22,590 posts) Thu May 8, 2025, 02:02 PM May 2025

Father of Abundant Life Christian School shooter arrested, charged

MADISON (WKOW) -- The father of the girl police say opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in December 2024, killing a staff member and fellow student and hurting six others, has been criminally charged.

Online court records show prosecutors charged Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, of Madison with two counts of intentionally selling a dangerous weapon to a child and contributing to the delinquency of a child. All three charges are felonies.

A Madison police spokesperson said officers arrested Rupnow early Thursday morning without incident. Police are expected to release more information about the investigation and arrest at a 3 p.m. news conference. 27 News will livestream that news conference, which can be seen in the video player above.

https://www.wkow.com/news/father-of-abundant-life-christian-school-shooter-arrested-charged/article_7f11e384-0b81-4e55-b953-7827f3144efb.html

I don't know if this is the first time a parent has been held responsible in a school shooting. She was 15. He bought a gun for her and took her to a shooting range. Apparently she had access to the gun.

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Father of Abundant Life Christian School shooter arrested, charged (Original Post) milestogo May 2025 OP

The two parents of the Michigan shooter? TommyT139 May 2025 #1

I don't see what the problem is with keeping JustAnotherGen May 2025 #3

Totally, with ammo locked up elsewhere. TommyT139 May 2025 #4

A couple was JustAnotherGen May 2025 #2

TommyT139

(2,150 posts)

1. The two parents of the Michigan shooter?

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 02:18 PM

May 2025

I think those cases (separate?) are still in appeals, but it's too nice a day to search.

Either way, this is a useful tactic and will hopefully encourage parents to limit access at home.

JustAnotherGen

(37,580 posts)

3. I don't see what the problem is with keeping

Reply to TommyT139 (Reply #1)

Thu May 8, 2025, 02:20 PM

May 2025

Guns locked up - including the ones you give your kids for hunting.

My brother and I both had a hunting rifle - but they were under lock and key.

Our fishing poles? Not a concern. Used as intended they are designed to kill one living creature only - and that's a fish.

TommyT139

(2,150 posts)

4. Totally, with ammo locked up elsewhere.

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #3)

Thu May 8, 2025, 04:37 PM

May 2025

That safeguards not just kids, but adds a bit of time and effort in between an impulse and a tragedy.

The counter argument is about self defense from presumably armed intruders, but (a) that's far from my experience so I'm unable to advocate in favor of it; and (b) the likelihood of success seems not worth the risk, to me.

I can see a day when things are very different but that's a whole different conversation.

JustAnotherGen

(37,580 posts)

2. A couple was

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 02:18 PM

May 2025

I think late last year. They were both convicted for the negligence of allowing their son to have a gun he used in a mass shooting.

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