Parents of Santa Fe Exchange Student Victim Sue Gunman’s Parents

By Tom Knighton

School shootings are horrible events. It’s awful to think of young lives snuffed out so quickly and for no reason. Despite what anti-gun activists might think, we’re not oblivious to the horrors here. We just know there are different, and better, solutions that won’t punish people who did nothing wrong.

But as awful as it is for us, it’s infinitely worse for the parents who lose children to these tragedies. As bad as that is, though, how would it be if you lost your child while they were in a completely different country?

That’s the reality for the parents of one of the victims of the Santa Fe school shooting, and now they’re suing the people they think are at least partially responsible: The gunman’s parents.

Sabika Sheikh was one of 10 people killed in May after [the killer] allegedly opened fire inside Santa Fe High School.

Her parents, Abdul Aziz and Farah Naz, filed suit against [the killer’s] parents, alleging they “negligently and irresponsibly stored their firearms so their son could access them.”

The lawsuit also claims that [the killer’s] family ignored warning signs showing their teenager was a risk to others, including his fascination with the …Read the Rest

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