Because I don't believe in using the justice system for punitive retribution and instead for reformative use.

That punishing people for this will do nothing but sate some perceived need for vengeance.

And, as for me, maybe because I'm empathetic I can only imagine how terrible they feel afterwards and I'd literally be suicidal if one of my firearms were used in a mass shooting or negligent discharge that killed someone. Doubly so if it were my child.

I don't consider myself the "ideal gun owner." I'm trying to have a discourse on, if we are bent on using legislation to address this issue, how we can do so in a manner that's going to have traction in the gun community, have impactful, measurable changes that improve safety, and lastly actually get followed by gun owners.

I personally, don't think punishing someone after the fact is going to prevent tragedies like this shooting. So instead of having some raging justice boner to fuck these parents we try and address what led to it.