Yeah, Jim, the writer's cowardly alright. But "Bob" is a brave man, a hero in fact. Why, he took a loaded gun and stood up for his rights to a group of teenagers who were committing that grave sin and crime perpetrated since time immemorial by kids that age--- having some noisy fun at home while their parents were away.
Ask yourself this: is it sane behavior to take a loaded gun to threaten youngsters at a rowdy party? Is it responsible to approach and threaten them with that gun? The placement of the shots leads one to think the "fight" was over and the victims were shot when their backs were turned. Did he in cold blood shoot them when they were leaving? 
This reminds me of the case in Eugene, years ago, of a jerk who was angry at a group of kids standing around his vehicle near his place of work and who assumed those kids had been responsible for damage to his truck: he shot and I believe killed one of them. No charges were filed.

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