Link: http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/29/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=us_c1
http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/flashback-2008-8-year-old-killed-while
This past week there was a nine year old girl with her family that went to a recently visited tourist gun range. Her and her family went there to shoot some guns as you know what you do at gun ranges. She was being taught how to shoot a Uzi submachine gun which shoots 10 rounds per second. As she continuously shot, Charles Vacca, the instructor was by her side the whole way. Unexpectedly the 9- year-old girl loses her grip of the gun and shots Vacca in the head. A lot of people are wondering why a 9- year-old was doing or even allowed to be at a gun range. Maybe there should be a law or some rule for the age limit of kids to be able to shot?
This is a tragedy. What disturbs me the most is why the 9- year-old even had permission to even shoot a SUBMACHINE gun that has a past of back firing and deaths. In the past years there has been 80 deaths due to a gunshot by the Uzi. To me there should be a restriction to childern under the age of 15. You would think after all the events that involved multiple deaths due to guns people would be tough on that rule applying guns. The government should handle this more rather than just toss it aside.
I agree with how you believe that the government should handle the situation of guns more seriously. Nine year olds are not exactly mature, so they likely don't realize how harmful this gun is and the caution they should take. I can't imagine why her parents would think it was safe for her to do this.
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