The father of the suspect in the Highland Park mass shooting is defending his decision to help his son get legal clearance to buy firearms. Officials are not ruling out the possibility that the father could face charges himself, though no determination has been made about his liability. Meanwhile, new accounts from first responders on the ground are emerging. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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Father of Highland Park Gunman Defends Decision To Help Son Get Legal Clearance To Buy Firearms
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yea its one thing to help get your children the guns they want its another to see them posting threats and stuff online and talking about acting on them my dad bought me plenty of guns its what I did with them that matters … he is guilty of criminal negligence at the very least
I wouldn't. 🕳️
You did something very very very wrong as a father !!!!! Cowering mood
Everyone in America has a right to guns. He did nothing wrong… In America. In every other country in the world it would be wrong, but this what America/Americans want and continues to fight for. The rest of the world is getting sick and tired of y'all murdering children at school.
So sponsoring your son to have assault weapons when he has mental health problems is justifiable? What a moron- I deserves to get charged! He’s an accomplice
"The guns are in his name, I didn't do anything wrong."
Spoken like a true man
Once again guys this is typical Republican behavior
The father is delusional
I am a legal gun owner myself and because of this father's action if they make it difficult for me to own my gun it is fully understandable why. Because of people like this.
His father SHOULD BE IN JAIL NOW!! But he's not because of his white privilege.
Breaking News!!! https://youtu.be/dRNb3r9xD04
Another republican nra gun nut
Father didn't know his son is suffering from some delusions? 😲
"47" is the name of a fictional assassin that can change his appearance/clothing at will to evade arrest
Why was he talking to his son for 13 hours? Did something happen?
His father did nothing wrong. That’s like a parent of a drunk driver getting charged because their kid is stupid and the parent helped buy it or put insurance on the car. This is an over reaction.
Bringing charges against the parents who help their mentally unstable children get guns is long overdue.
He should face charges
The father is failure. He knew the boy was unhinged. You don't help someone who's trouble mentally to be armed…you help them get counseling. He should face charges too. But then so should have Killer Kyle's mother.
DEATH PENALTY
Do people really sit around and think their children are going to cause mass violence today? No, but not because the signs aren’t there, it’s just not fathomable. But it is not an excuse.
right to have firearms to crazy people > right to live 👌
I have a kid that is an adult now that won't speak to me because I never gave him everything he wanted. He's disowned me. Fair trade off because he hasn't gone on a shooting spree.
Greater love hath no man than this 🙏🏾❤️. RIP.
You cant Hold His Dad to this
He should be held responsible
Registered? Uh. No.
I think all gunmen parents should go to jail . People should stop owning gun. Then we will not have such problem .
He bought the guns himself … with what money from what job?
My heart is broken for mAmerica
What’s wrong? Just because he wore dresses, had blue hair and flower neck tattoos?
We should be more tolerant and woke and accepting of alternate lifestyles.
Why isn’t anyone going after the gun manufacturers? These people are getting rich off of our dead children. 💀
I’d be liable if I got my hands on him. Another example of American logic. Nothings ever my fault” Then hide behind the fifth amendment.
What system turns a wonderful human being into a mass murder?… American made Capitalism! We reap what we sow, you Fascist Tools!
You failed at being a father
Crimo the Third. Well maybe it should have stopped at Crimo the Second. What is it with this John Doe the third, the fourth, the 125th….so pretentious
cant really blame the dad, there's no way he could have known what his kid would of end up doing after all that kid have 2rd amendment right to own a gun.
so if your angry don't be angry at the dad or the obviously evil kid, be angry at your movement for making so easy to get their hand on a gun.
before this horrific accident this kid was just another so called "good guy with a gun" the thing about good guys with a guns tho is they always end up being the bad guy your running for you life from that may not happen to everyone but everyone with a gun has the potential to be another one of these shooters so if your mad be mad at your government.
if you voted republican be mad at yourself, but if your like me and couldn't care less about any thing politic related sit back, microwave a hot pocket and get really for the sequel an the nothing that will be done following that.
keep away from large groups and pointless parties friends.
So the father also played a role in all this, he should also be punished. If you fail as a parent, the problem is the failure that you produce ends up wreaking havoc in society. This is an extreme example of that.