Child firing Uzi at Ariz. shooting range accidentally kills instructor,

[dirk14]

---

Child firing Uzi at Ariz. shooting range accidentally kills instructor, police say





(CNN) -- A shooting instructor is dead, the victim of a gun-range accident. A 9-year-old girl is surely traumatized. And plenty of people, including many gun enthusiasts, are asking: Why give a child a submachine gun to shoot?
The deadly incident occurred Monday morning at a gun range in Arizona that caters to Las Vegas tourists, many of whom drive an hour from the gambling center to fire high-powered weapons.
Charles Vacca was accidentally shot in the head as he instructed the 9-year-old girl how to fire an Uzi, an Israeli-made 9mm submachine gun. As she pulled the trigger, the gun jumped out of her left hand toward Vacca, who was standing beside her.
"To put an Uzi in the hands of a 9-year-old ... is extremely reckless, " CNN law enforcement analyst Tom Fuentes said.
Gun experts contacted by CNN on Wednesday said young children should be taught to shoot with single-shot firearms rather than submachine guns.
They also said that safe learning is connected to the ability and experience of the instructor.
Girl, 9, kills gun instructor with Uzi
"It's always the supervision," said Greg Danas, president of Massachusetts-based G&G Firearms. "But you also have gun enthusiasts running businesses where they place firearms in the hands of the uninformed, whether they're 9-year-old kids who are not capable or adults. It all stems from gun enthusiasts running businesses that require a level of professionalism and education. The unexpected with firearms is something that's only learned through years of being a trainer, not a gun enthusiast."
Representatives of the gun range declined CNN requests for comment on the incident. But Sam Scarmardo, who operates Bullets and Burgers, told CNN affiliate KLAS on Tuesday they "really don't know what happened."
"Our guys are trained to basically hover over people when they're shooting," Scarmardo said. "If they're shooting right-handed, we have our right-hand behind them ready to push the weapon out of the way. And if they're left-handed, the same thing."
Vacca had his right hand on the girl's back and his left hand under her right arm when he was shot.


IMO this is how dumb GUN Laws are in the US ... Why let a 9 year old handle an UZI even in a controlled enviroment like a gun range... DUMB DUMB DUMB

Source:
9-year-old accidentally kills range instructor with Uzi - CNN.com

[existence]

wew achievement complete..

[starcatch]

weew... accident jd...

[Istudyante-Ni-Pikoy]

Kita ko ani sa CNN ganina, ang bata kay d jd ma kasuhan kay minor and accident pa jd so wlay mahims ky sala man pd sa instructor. Nka hangad pa jd ang uzi sa chin dapit. hehehe Wasak.

[C'thulhu]

Why blame the law? In what way are the gun laws in th US dumb? Please enlighten us...


Meanwhile...

[dirk14]

Why blame the law? In what way are the gun laws in th US dumb? Please enlighten us...


Meanwhile...

I mean in general not just this incident all the suicides , killing sprees, school shootouts... these kids have easy access to guns by either the parents or just by buying in general..... I mean If this 9 year old was not allowed lng gyud unta to handle a gun while I guess the parents video taping.... Aside from that its there gun culture in general.

[C'thulhu]

I mean in general not just this incident all the suicides , killing sprees, school shootouts... these kids have easy access to guns by either the parents or just by buying in general..... I mean If this 9 year old was not allowed lng gyud unta to handle a gun while I guess the parents video taping.... Aside from that its there gun culture in general.

So by basing from your post, it is the fault of the gun then?

[dirk14]

Nope for them to think its ok to let a 9 year old shoot a gun let alone an UZi.... as long she is in a gun range then you can say hey kid wanna shoot an UZI? The instructor was the one who gave her the gun.... but its done.. Its the mind set and Gun culture... naa gani cla example sa video na one kid got shot in convention or something kay accidentaly ni buto an pusil gi handle bata pasab toh... so ang nakiha kay ang convention organizer dli ang parents... I mean its not ok for kids to handle in a way guns parents should also not allow them to handle at a young age... Kay para nila its ok. ang palit mura ka na sa grocery store... mo ingn lng dayn oh guniti ning pusil.. dli naman tingali na sakto

[Crocop]

UZI pa jud isa ka kablit nimo 5 ka bala na ang mugawas... perteng pataya..

[7DMM]

I'll join the fray later.so far i counted 1 experienced shooter (i could vouch for him).i'm waiting for other "experts" and real experts to come in