Although many people see some justice in this story it still really concerns me. Suicide is never an answer. My oldest daughter's boyfriend of more than four years, and my future son-in-law, took his own life almost a year ago. He was a pretty good guy but was always wrestling with demons it seemed. The demons finally won; but I have seen what it has done to my beautiful daughter, his family, his friends, and to us. There is nothing harder as a parent to than to bury a child, and this person in the story was someone's child. I have no idea what his sex offenses were, and they no doubt had a big effect on others also. There is no easy answer here, but suicide didn't make it better for anyone other than the fact his victim(s) do not have to fear him again.
Reading this brought up some very painful memories, I probably should just delete this and go to bed. As a parent one of the hardest things I have ever done is holding my daughter tightly that night and trying to tell her that everything will be OK, although I knew it never would be again. That one gunshot he took stole my daughter's innocense it seems. I pray for the family of the young man in this story, he may be finished with his own demons but his family will never get over it. I also pray for your friend that sold him the gun, he also became a victim of the suicide.
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