Colin Gray requests new trial after conviction for giving son gun used in Apalachee shooting

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How did the left and right cover Colin Gray requests new trial after conviction for giving son gun used…?

Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 8% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Colin Gray requests new trial after conviction for giving son gun used… left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 67% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 8% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Colin Gray requests new trial after conviction for giving son gun used… biased?

Colin Gray requests new trial after conviction for giving son gun used in Apalachee shooting is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Colin Gray requests new trial after conviction for giving son gun used…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Colin Gray requests new trial after conviction for giving son gun used…?

13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What was Colin Gray convicted of?

Colin Gray was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for giving his son the gun used in the Apalachee High School shooting. The charges stemmed from the deaths of two students and two teachers in September 2024. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Why is Colin Gray requesting a new trial?

Gray’s attorneys filed a motion arguing the jury’s guilty verdict was not supported by the evidence and was contrary to law and principles of justice. The motion does not specify which parts of the evidence or legal arguments the defence disputes, as reported by the Associated Press.

Which outlets reported on the new trial request?

Six left-rated outlets and one centre-rated outlet ran digests of the story, all leading on the new trial request. The Associated Press published the only full report, which included the defence’s legal arguments. No right-rated outlet covered the development.