He started smoking weed at a young age, and he is more of an acquaintance that I happened to have liked rather than "a friend."
It's definitely the gun and has absolutely nothing to do with the dumbass behind the trigger, right?
When guns have direct pharmacological effects on the human brain, you will have a point. As they don't, you don't.
Oh but they do affect the chemical balance. I know I feel much more secure when I have my pistol with me, as opposed to when I don't. That sense of security comes along with "peace of mind" resulting from chemical changes in the brain.