You make a good liberal. It’s never the criminal’s fault. Why, it’s the Dad’s fault because ... er ... oh, well ... It must be someone’s fault.
Just not the one who did it.
If I brought homeless people to my home and my guns suddenly disappeared, who do you think I might suspect? And I would certainly own up to my own responsibility for letting them know I had guns. I know this in advance, so guess what?...I don't grab the first insane looking kook with a "Will work for food." sign off the streetcorner and ask him if he can fix a roof. "Oh, and by the way, this is my daughter, Elizabeth...." It doesn't even occur to asshat Ed Smarm that maybe one of the creeps he brought home might be the culprit in his daughter's disappearance. Gotta wait for his other daughter to remember it.