Sounds like the shooter was a law breaker anyways, as he was not allowed to own a gun. The media is playing this kid like Trayvon though. Other outlets have the main photo of him from when he was like 8. This article doesn’t report that he started an altercation with the suspect by pushing him and then getting into an argument. Most places saying he ‘bumped him’.
And of course they are checking to see if this is a ‘hate crime’. I guess we need to make sure this wasn’t a love crime, but it sounds like a fear or anger crime. Emotions, what a joke.
“In the criminal complaint, witnesses told Lioi that the teen and Pulliam bumped into each other in front of the store, where they exchanged words.
Pulliam went inside and Means sat down on a nearby porch with friends.
When Pulliam later walked past them, the verbal exchange resumed and the teen crossed the street to confront the man and was shot.”
“Pulliam was arraigned on a murder charge and jailed Tuesday, court officials said.”
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/23/teen-shot-man-arrested-case-seen-as-possible-hate-crime.html
“A local ABC station interviewed Pulliam behind bars, and quoted him as saying Means and his friends had threatened him with a gun before he entered the Dollar General store. On the way back, Pulliam told the station, he walked on the other side of the street. He said he did not know why the boys confronted him.”
Not sure what the truth is, but the shooter is charged with murder. But it is certain the gun laws were not at fault, since (as you said) the shooter could not legally carry a gun...