Something like 75% of gun crimes are committed by unlicensed individuals (and/or) with stolen firearms so the odds greatly favor that answer being no

... what a fucking waste, he was easily one of the most influential rockers of the last 15 years, it's just goddamn stupid that someone would take violence to a guy who preached nothing but comedy and good hard southern-bred metal...
i didnt know who the fuck pantera was till i saw one of the videos about 6 or 7 years ago. it was called "3" i think and a lot of it was just vinnie (dime's bro), and the two other former members of pantera just being themselves, making jokes, having fun, filming videos and whatnot. When i talked to the guy briefly at ozzfest '01 (i think it was 01, its all kind of a blur :?, i just remember having frontrow seats and meeting so many awesome musicians) he seemed like the friendliest bastard, he gave me some signature picks (which im now going to cherish, even though i've played the shit out of them) and even threw me his half drunk beer as a joke cuz i was still only 19 or 20 then and he saw i didnt have a wristband... a really genuinely great guy, just like i'd heard and seen in the videos...
its just so senseless to blame him for panteras breakup to the point where you murder him in cold blood... im glad that fucking animal is dead, and i hope that cop was a terrible shot so the guy suffered just a little bit more before he died...