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abcdefghi
10-27-2008, 12:16 PM
http://news.aol.com/article/boy-8-killed-in-gun-show-accident/226339
This kind of thing leaves me speechless, there are so many things wrong with this situation its insane.
stephstar
10-27-2008, 12:26 PM
very sad, in so many ways.
chefjamesscott
10-27-2008, 12:57 PM
as ex military i can not believe what i just read
no way no how is an 8 year old capable enough to free fire that perhaps if the instructor is holding his hand to prevent this exact thing from happening
snoopy65
10-27-2008, 1:26 PM
As an avid hunter, an Army brat, an Army wife...and a person who whole heartedly believes in teaching her children about firearms, that child had no business firing that weapon with an instructor or not. There are certain weapons that can be safely fired by a smaller person, but that is not one of them! I can not believe they were stupid enough to allow an 8 year old to fire it.
jameshilljr
10-27-2008, 1:37 PM
:swear: what is wrong with people? letting an 8yr. old fire an automatic firearm? It is stupid people like that make buying/owning firearms such a pain!
Cheech
10-27-2008, 2:01 PM
hopefully people will learn from this horrible experience.
Truly sad story
petluvr
10-27-2008, 2:03 PM
Just one more reason why children and guns DON'T mix.
UncaBret
10-27-2008, 5:13 PM
My three have been taught gun safety all of their lives. They learned to shoot at eight, starting with .22 revolvers and single shot .22 rifles, nobody has been hurt by MY kids.
snoopy65
10-27-2008, 5:17 PM
My children are also being taught gun / hunting safety. It is the adults involved in that situation that I have a problem with!
petluvr
10-27-2008, 5:21 PM
My children are also being taught gun / hunting safety. It is the adults involved in that situation that I have a problem with!
I respect your opinion and i shall go no further:)
snoopy65
10-27-2008, 5:23 PM
We can agree to disagree!
petluvr
10-27-2008, 5:39 PM
Agreed:)
UncaBret
10-28-2008, 10:21 AM
It wasn't an Uzi, it was a Micro-Uzi, much smaller and lighter but fires the same round!
>>>He said his family avoided the larger weapons, but he let his son try the Uzi because it's a small weapon with little recoil.<<<
Any body that knows anything about firearms knows that this is wrong. I wouldn't let my 5'8" 160lb 13 year old son fire one on auto before having him pop a dozen rounds off in semi-auto!