Personal responsibility is a thing.I mean, im mild mannered as they come but i dont know how i would react to some POS molesting my relative. Blind rage is a thing.
You would do further harm to the children by getting yourself put in the slammer for years, is that the right decision? I'm going to say it is the worst possible decision, and one must be smarter.
Hell, he could even have RAGED smarter- beat the shit out the guy and just go to jail for a month. But shoot at the guy? I mean, WTF? Does he not value his freedom, and his presence as a father in the lives of his children?