Comments on: On parental responsibility: Colin Gray, father of teen murderer Colt Gray, sentenced to 15 years

By: Brian E

Brian E — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:32:49 +0000

Given the mental health/anxiety of not only youths but adults in our society, what used to be the status quo is no longer relevant.

That means a very severe penalty for not keeping guns/ammunition secured. Having said that, I have a .38 pistol locked in a strong box with the ammunition stored away in a different location (though not in a locked box), but I have two .22 rifles sitting in my closet (though the ammunition is stored in another place). One of them came with a trigger lock, but that isn’t particularly secure and could easily be defeated.

Of course, no kids in the house, but I should get something more secure for the .22’s. A gun safe seems overkill.

Without actually seeing/reading all the evidence, it 15 years seems severe, but what is the sentence needed to make everyone lock up their guns?

From what neo wrote, it sounds like he used a rifle.

By: neo

neo — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:13:58 +0000

Art Deco:

Yes, but this verdict had to have been unanimous in order to convict. That’s what surprises me. And this was not in a solid blue state, either.

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:51:51 +0000

I grew up in a home with unsecured firearms. I also had issues with anxiety. (Which my mother and father never noticed).
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You have asinine verdicts like this because we now have a critical mass of the legal profession and a critical mass of the general public which reject the implications of personal agency.
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