Government Accountability

Wisconsin School Shooter’s Father Ordered to Stand Trial Amid Gun Access Accountability

By National Security Desk | July 24, 2025

A Dane County commissioner has ruled that Jeffrey Rupnow must stand trial for enabling his daughter’s deadly school shooting by giving her access to firearms, highlighting urgent questions about parental responsibility and gun safety laws.

The tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison has taken a disturbing new turn, as the father of the shooter, Jeffrey Rupnow, faces trial for allegedly providing his 15-year-old daughter with access to the guns she used in the deadly attack. This decision by Dane County Court Commissioner John Rome brings into sharp focus the question of parental accountability in preventing gun violence on American soil. Natalie Rupnow’s December rampage claimed innocent lives, leaving two dead and six wounded before she turned a gun on herself. Prosecutors laid out hard evidence linking her access directly to weapons purchased...

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