(NewsNation) — Presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have both provided statements about Wednesday’s Georgia school shooting, which left four dead and injured at least nine more.
Harris called the shooting a “senseless tragedy,” adding, “we’ve got to end the epidemic of gun violence in our country once and for all.”
Trump called the suspected shooter “a sick and deranged monster” And that “Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA.”
“The Hill” moderator Blake Burman broke down how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump would potentially handle school violence as president.
Harris on school violence
- Supports red flag laws
- Launches National Extreme Protection Order Resource Center
- Oversees White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
- As a candidate in 2019: Remove police officers as part of criminal justice reform
Trump on school violence
- Supports red flag laws
- Called for “hardening schools” and would allow trained teachers to carry concealed weapons
- Supports using federal funding to hire veterans, retired officers as guards
- Would overhaul standards on disciplining minors
The Georgia shooting is the latest example of prosecutors holding parents responsible for their children’s actions in school shootings. Colin Gray, 54, the father of 14-year-old Colt Gray, who’s been accused of fatally shooting four people and wounding nine others, was arrested Thursday and faces charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for letting his son possess a weapon, authorities said.
In April, Michigan parents Jennifer and James Crumbley were the first convicted in a U.S. school shooting. They were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for not securing a firearm at home and acting indifferently to signs of their son’s deteriorating mental health before he killed four students in 2021.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
