The guy needs more target practice.
If he had plugged the evil-doers with his fist few shots it could not be considered indiscriminate use of a firearm.
When the sheriff arrived with his bathrobe on,
The confrontation was a tense one.
He shook his head and said, "Bubba Boy,
You was always a dense one.
The reckless discharge of a gun,
That's what the officers are claimin'."
Bubba hollered out, "Reckless? Hell,
I hit just where I was aimin'."
And that's the difference: the guy in the article didn't ...