US EditionAlabama lawmakers kill bill to punish parents who fail to prevent kids from bringing guns to school
- Alabama lawmakers rejected a bill that would impose criminal penalties on parents whose unsecured firearms allowed their children to bring guns to school, as stated by the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.
- The proposed bill could have resulted in up to a year in jail for parents if their child accessed an unsecured firearm to bring to school.
- Recent prosecutions across the U.S. Have seen parents held accountable for school shootings, including Jennifer and James Crumbley who were sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2022.
- Democratic sponsor Rep. Barbara Drummond argued that the bill was meant to enhance school safety, while Republican lawmakers expressed concerns about fairness and parental burden.
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