According to AP, gun owners can be prosecuted under a Virginia law that prohibits anyone from recklessly leaving a loaded, unsecured gun in a manner that endangers the life or limb of children under 14.

Source: https://newsone.com/4481555/6-year-old-shot-his-teacher-abby-zwerner/

An adult could well face misdemeanor charges as under Virginia law, guns need to be secured from children under the age of 14. 'There's way more we don't know than we do,' Block said.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-11614345/Parent-recalls-moment-boy-6-allegedly-shot-teacher-25-Virginia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

A Virginia law prohibits leaving a loaded gun where it is accessible to a child under 14 as a misdemeanour.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23249780.knew-boy-gun-virginia-teacher-shot-official-says/?ref=rss

Experts said a school shooting involving a 6-year-old is extremely rare, although not unheard of, while Virginia law limits the ways in which a child that age can be punished for such a crime.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195834/6-year-old-shoots-teacher-in-Virginia-classroom-police

Okello Chatrie, 27, was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison using Google Sensorvault data obtained by Virginia law enforcement officials via a geofence warrant.

Source: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3686535/aclu-public-defenders-push-back-against-google-giving-police-your-mobile-data.html

"The justices should be aware that people are selling access to them," says University of Virginia law professor and ethics expert Amanda Frost.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/337531/justices-should-know-people-are-selling-access-to-them.html