I am friends with quite a few of his friends in Midlothian where I work. They are taking it pretty hard because he helped a lot of people and was well-liked in the community. He was supposedly helping a local kid suffering from PTSD and the kid turned the gun on him and his friend and drove off in his truck. I think you are right about the government using this to further their agenda, but they might have a tough time muffling out his family because we pretty much ALL shoot around here and were raised to believe our 2nd amendment rights. I also pray for his family and friends.