He has endured significant trauma, and is emotionally compromised ... and understandably so. He may very well not be able to look at another gun for the rest of his life without having flashbacks of what may end up being the worst day of his life.
Sometimes those closest to a specific situation are the wrong people to craft a measured response. I hope he recovers as fully as is possible under the circumstances.
SnakeDoc
I think that is the case.
I also think he will act like Jesse Jackson did after the MLK assassination: trumpeting the event and his role in it to push his political career/agenda.
***He has endured significant trauma, and is emotionally compromised ... and understandably so.****
Emotionally compromised so bad tha ONLY millions of citizens loosing their rights can cure him!