darrell lumpkin leaves court after being sentenced to four years in two firefighters, one of them died. he pleaded guilty to a gun possession charge. he said he was having a diabetic emergency when the medics forced their way into his home to help him. he opened fire, believing they were breaking in. the fire chief says it's forever changed the department. >> you approach the house a little bit differently, that you're not going to stand directly in the door, that if you do force entry, that you may move to the side. >> reporter: lumpkin was banned from owning a gun since he was convicted of an assault in the district in 1985. the judge said if he hadn't broken the law, the shooting would not have happened. in court, lumpkin, who is 62 years old, and a retired architect, said he was sorry, and he was sick at the time of the shooting. his attorney brian mcdaniel said he'll ask for the sentence to be reconsidered. >> he certainly wants the community to know that that was something he did not intend, and quite frankly, he was not i own brother who dialed 911 and pleaded for medics to brea