So far, all I’ve seen is reports of the father being “charged” and they talk about why. I don’t see where they ever truly addressed what laws were broken or what the DA actually indicted the man for. If the DA is seriously considering pursuing charges, I’m thinking they’ve got all that worked out or they’re getting it worked out. That sort of thing happens every day.
Here are the sites for the Clerk of Court and the Jail Inmate Search. His charges are still the same as listed above with no charge being related to providing access to the firearm.
I don't know much about criminal law, much less in Ga. But the basic theory is like a getaway driver participating in a felony crime when a death occurs during the course of the crime - they can be charged with felony murder even if the driver did nothing directly that led to the death.
So in this case, a father gave or allowed access through gross negligence a firearm/ammunition to a minor with known instability issues and the firearm was used to murder. The father didn't directly commit the murder, but he "drove the car." That's why 2nd degree - no intent. The law should include firearms like they do cars IMO. Without that we are one good lawyer away from this guy walking, and he apparently gave the gun to the kid directly.
I get your point but your comparison is not a good one as you inadvertently pointed out. If he knew about his son's mental issues and didn't take steps to limit his son's access to the firearms, his actions did not rise to the level of a reasonable person and he was, therefore, negligent. But negligence is not "participating in a felony crime when a death occurs during the course of the crime." He was not the getaway driver. He was the one who let the getaway driver have access to the car.