Somebody needs to spend some time on the range. Of course if it was a snub-nose .38, all it’s good for is shooting yourself - and even then you might miss.
I would like to spend more time at the range but I don't want to use up my stockpile of ammo.
Since the shooter was wheelchair-bound and in his eighties, not shooting himself is a major accomplishment. Both my parents are in their eighties and physical ailments preclude them from even lifting a firearm, let alone shooting it.