Sometimes the ‘crack’ of a shot can be painful.
Earplugs were probably SOP when he followed his mom to the range, too.
I don’t read anything into the fact he was wearing them.
“when he followed his mom to the range, too.”
Where is the testimony on that? Who saw him there and when? What are the records? History?
We don’t actually know a whole bunch of stuff, including what went on and why. We hear opinion, meme, Administration/enemedia messages. Even from law enforcement, whose boss is Eric the Red.