Scott doesn’t play with guns. He’s a professional with a law enforcement background.
That's why he's in the hospital with injuries that nearly killed him because he used a hot load ("extra, extra hot," according to the quote in the story) with an exotic type of ammo that was also "very old." I suppose you're right. He's "a professional with a law enforcement background," so I guess I — what, exactly? — shouldn't say he was "playing with guns?" Why not? If a "professional with a law enforcement background" does something risky, without full knowledge of what he's doing, with a very high power weapon, he's not "playing with guns" ?
What's the point of your comment? LEOs can't "play with guns" ? Who do you think you're kidding?