Prosecutors said Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored his son's application for a gun license back in 2019.
in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct, prosecutors announced Friday.
"Parents and guardians are in the best position to decide whether their teenagers should have a weapon," Rinehart said."In this case, the system failed when Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored his son. He knew what he knew and he signed the form anyway." In Illinois, 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds may only obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification card with parental sponsorship,Police also have said that Bob Crimo told authorities that knives found in the family's home belonged to him after another family member reported in September 2019 that the younger Crimo had threatened to"kill everyone" and had a collection of knives.
In one notable exception, a Michigan prosecutor last year filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teen accused of fatally shooting four students at his high school. A January trial date in that case has been delayed while the state appeals court considers an appeal by the parents.
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