I'm just so sorry for what happened to your little one 'Solo' and my heart goes out to you , I know just how much pain one has when loosing a member of one's family in such a way .
My husband has many specialised air rifles and is a paid up member of a gun club here in Devon , he would not dream of shooting anything warm and furry unless a farmer friend asks him to help sort the rabbit population that has taken over one of his fields, even then he makes sure that any rabbit it a 'clean one shot'
People who own air rifles and use them to harm or kill our family members should find out for themselves what its like to be shot in the leg and how much pain is involved, may be then they wouldn't go around shooting anything and everything that is small and moves.
Sorry to sound like a bit of a lunatic but I get so angry when I hear of the senseless killing of a animal like this, it makes me feel ashamed of being a member of the human race , you know, us the intelligent people who run this world.
Ami and her two......... soft fluffy , squishy , cold nosed ,warm padded, long whiskered boys ....they are the love of my life and I would defend to the death .