Yup. Unfortunately, there is a subset of people who think guns are magic wands and fantasize about using them as such.
There is an old saw about never pointing a gun at a person unless you intend to kill him. A corollary would be to never put yourself into a position where you will be pointing a gun at someon unless the situation justifies you killing them.
It seems very unlikely this was the case here.
“There is an old saw about never pointing a gun at a person unless you intend to kill him. A corollary would be to never put yourself into a position where you will be pointing a gun at someon unless the situation justifies you killing them.”
An excellent and succinct summary of a prudent man’s policies!