The father of the mass shooting suspect accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, told investigators this week he had purchased the gun used in the killings as a holiday present for his son in December 2023, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.

Colt Gray, a 14-year-old student, is accused of killing two students and two teachers with an AR-style rifle in the Wednesday shooting. Nine more people were hospitalized.

One source told CNN the AR-15-style rifle was purchased at a local gun store as a Christmas present.

  • @Bytemeister
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    9 days ago

    If that’s how you want to read in to it, sure. It less about a gun being as safe, or as socially acceptable, and more about the psychological satisfaction granted from striving to perfect your usage of a tool. I could make the same comparisons to carpentry, archery, cooking, go-karting, golfing…etc.

      • @Bytemeister
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        -210 days ago

        Cool. I didn’t say anything about child development. Nice looking scarecrow you got there.

        • @[email protected]
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          210 days ago

          You directly compared owning, customizing, and shooting a gun to the way a child would develop the ability to play a musical instrument. On this article about a 14 year old child being gifted a gun.

          • @Bytemeister
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            -210 days ago

            You directly compared owning, customizing, and shooting a gun to the way a child would develop the ability to play a musical instrument.

            Where?

            • @tomkatt
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              I could easily see a family that shoots together gifting their child an AR pattern rifle after they got used to shooting mom’s or dad’s firearm. It gives them their own platform to customize and practice on, akin to a musical instrument.

              It’s literally your comment.

              • @Bytemeister
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                -39 days ago

                Hmmm. Maybe I need better glasses, but I sure as hell doesn’t look like I said anything about child development there.