OK, just for kicks, whats bull, that your friend had a weapon, or that he was such a wonderful young man, that he was trying to turn his life around, or that he had a very extensive criminal past. For him to die is a tragedy, i agree, but did he make the decisions in his life to get to this point, yes he did. If I am not mistaken, most of us learn right from wrong at a early age, some of us choose the right path, others find every way possible to choose the other. I hope the family has the strength