Maybe he was in the kitchen cooking? Truthfully , after seeing the news reports of "Trayvon revenge" attacks on white people, maybe he was afraid to confront a group of black kids unarmed.
Not that it matters, but where was this located, and why do I not see the race of those involved? They sure as hell couldn't wait to call a Hispanic man "white" in order to race bait the Blacks now could they?
I have no doubt the Zimmerman case, have ya noticed they call it the "Treyvon" case now, had a great deal to do with the short tempers in some of these neighborhoods.
If the man was in his yard, he had every right to carry any damned thing he wanted! If it were me, and somehow, I really doubt this guy came out to confront a crowd, it woulda been my .44 mag! Of course he could be a Demonrat, that would explain the stooooopidity.