In 2021, Ethan Crumbley murdered four students and injured seven others at his local high school. Prior to the massacre, he had created disturbing hand-drawn images foreshadowing the impending violence. The school, concerned about these drawings, called a meeting with his parents to discuss the matter. The meeting lasted 12 minutes as the parents grew hostile but they failed to disclose that they had recently purchased a handgun for their troubled son. As a result of their actions, Ethan's parents have now been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison.
Some gun rights activists have deemed the trial to be a Second Amendment violation that pushes the country one step closer to a total gun ban. I tend to think the jury got it right. Let me explain why:
Link to Guidepost Solutions report: https://oxfordresponse.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FINAL-REPORT-OCS_Investigation.pdf
Pages 255 and 260 show the drawings. Conversation with parents starts on page 279.
"I was just the getaway driver, I didn't know someone would get shot."
You're guilty of murder.
Oh, and the guy that illegally sold the gun to the shooter, he is also guilty.
Participating in or enabling a crime with reasonable knowledge that a crime will be committed is a crime.
Frankly it should be acceptable to refuse to sell a gun to a trans.