I thought he pointed, pulled the trigger, realized he was empty, racked, and come back up.

As as a society, we need to get rid of the idea that a child's self esteem comes before moral training. I see many parents who seem to believe their kids can do no wrong. Blame for failure, lack of attention span, inability to behave, is placed on others and or "conditions" that are beyond the child's control. They aren't held responsible for anything they do. Combine that with the relative morality that is being taught at schools and TV and you end up with what we have.