Results: Father of US school shooting suspect charged with murder
Published on 09/09/2024
				
									
							
						Sources:  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/father-georgia-high-school-shooting-suspect-arrested/,  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wj0vyl8xko					
					
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						The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been arrested and charged with murder. The son, Colt Gray, is accused of killing two teachers and two students in Wednesday's shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, near Atlanta. In Georgia, state law allows prosecutors to charge minors from age 13 as an adult in certain crimes. This means they face potentially more severe sentences if convicted. Do you agree with the law that allows prosecutors to charge minors from age 13 as an adult in certain crimes?
Yes
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				1849 votes
		No
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				249 votes
		Undecided
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				602 votes
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						Colin Gray, 54, is facing four charges of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight of cruelty to children. In May 2023, the FBI alerted local police to online threats about a school shooting, associated with an email address linked to the suspect. His father told police he had guns in the house, but his son did not have unsupervised access to them. Authorities are investigating whether Colin Gray bought the AR-style weapon as a gift for his son in December 2023, law enforcement sources told CBS News, the BBC's US partner. Do you agree with the father being charged?					Yes
					66%
				1782 votes
		No
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				238 votes
		Undecided
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				680 votes
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						Georgia has some of the weakest gun laws in the country. Which of the following do you AGREE with?					Adults are not required to have a permit to buy rifles, shotguns or handguns
					10%
				281 votes
		Adults do not need to register their firearms with the government
					12%
				319 votes
		In 2022, Georgia passed a law allowing permitless carry, which eliminated the need for a license, fingerprinting and a background check to carry concealed weapons in public
					11%
				289 votes
		Adults do not need a permit to carry rifles and shotguns
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				290 votes
		I do not agree with any
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