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The parents of the 6 year old COULD be charged - but only as a misdemeanor.
Before police revealed the gun was legally purchased by the 6-year-old’s mother, Andrew Block, an associate professor at the University of Virginia Law School, told CNN there was a scenario where the parents could be held criminally liable if the weapon belonged to them and they did not keep it properly locked up. But in Virginia, that’s only a Class 1 misdemeanor, Block said
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/us/6-year-old-teacher-shooting-virginia-tuesday/index.html
Don't forget, though, the Virginia is where the NRA is headquartered.
As recently as November, 3 students were killed at the University of Virginia, the same school where more than 2 dozen were killed more than a decade ago.