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TexasProgresive

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14. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."-George Santayana

Reply to Jeneral2885 (Original post)

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 02:53 PM

Sep 2014

By SUSAN HAIGH
Posted Oct. 28, 2008 @ 12:01 am
Updated Oct 28, 2008 at 7:53 AM

Westfield, Mass.

With an instructor looking on, the 8-year-old boy at a gun fair aimed the Uzi at a pumpkin and pulled the trigger as his dad reached for a camera.

It was his first time shooting a fully automatic machine gun, but the recoil of the weapon was too much for him. He lost control, fatally shooting himself in the head.

Now gun safety experts — and some gun enthusiasts at the club where the shooting happened — are questioning why such a young child was allowed to fire a weapon used on battlefields. Local, state and federal authorities also are investigating whether everyone involved in the incident had proper licenses or if anyone committed a criminal act.
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20081028/News/310289876

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Nine year girl complained the Uzi was heavy and hurt her shoulder [View all] Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 OP

I feel bad for the girl FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #1

This could traumatized her for life. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #4

report said Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #8

Handing an UZI to a 9 year old ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #2

It demonstrates a lack of a LOT of things n/t Scootaloo Sep 2014 #3

I hold the same opinion, but ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #5

people who are pro-firearms Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #9

That is where I focused my attention to as well. Xyzse Sep 2014 #6

The owner of the shooting range claimed that shooting an Uzi was on tblue37 Sep 2014 #7

I wonder if being shot by a 9 year-old with an Uzi Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #10

Please don't make me laugh! BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #23

in the initial report I saw about this stated that ladywnch Sep 2014 #13

this is exactly what i have been thinking happened, the fucking gun nut asshole parents wanted pics JI7 Sep 2014 #17

I think you have a point marions ghost Sep 2014 #18

"...on her bucket list." MoonchildCA Sep 2014 #22

What is it they say about guns? "Guns Don't Kill - People Do." IdaBriggs Sep 2014 #11

You want to call this an accident, but willful neglect of basic safety rules is criminal. . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #12

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."-George Santayana TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #14

Same gun, same problem. ManiacJoe Sep 2014 #21

A tale of two girls, and parent(s) Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #15

This is the sort of thing that happens when guns are regarded as toys, rather than serious objects. Paladin Sep 2014 #16

Thankfully the real victim in this incident walked away without a scratch. nt conservaphobe Sep 2014 #19

This incident reminds me of something that happened several years ago tblue37 Sep 2014 #20

That's quite a good question BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #24

not an expert on different states legisation Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #25

parents weren't exactly Americans Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #26