Even if that were true, he still violated the first rule of gun safety by pointing the gun at someone. That’s why we have these rules in the first place.
As I was reading your comment I thought of something.
It might be possible that leftist snowflakes who have no clue about firearms may actually believe that they can "go off" without a trigger pull.
They have been conditioned that firearms are dangerous, especially because they can "go off half cocked" as the saying goes.
If those pathetic fools ever force a war, they will be the first to be culled from the herd, yet and even because, have no clue.