MAGG
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searched and did not see this...if its a dupe sorry
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/...l-accidentally-shoots-gun-instructor-in-head/
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/...l-accidentally-shoots-gun-instructor-in-head/
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Instructor Killed in AZ by 9 year old firing an Uzi
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xtry51
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"Instructor" seems to mean something else the way it's used in this story. 9 year old holding a full auto at a tourist attraction, no one else helping to hold the gun. Darwin is proud. Sadly the parents watching this happening didn't also get shot in the head.
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while the comments are dumb, giving an uzi to a 9 year old to shoot is pretty damn stupid unless you're loading one at a time for her.
Yes, WTF was he thinking.
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Ditto. I only put one round in a gun if I even remotely think there is an issue with a new shooter. It's how I taught wife and my kids.
Nobody has reported what the skill level of the child was as a shooter.
I assume the "instructor" made a decision to allow her to shoot FA based on observation of her abilities. If he didn't then he was foolish and payed a dear price.
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True. The article was fairly vague, as most are.
Cap
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So I read the comments.
Someone says this (responding to gun nuts being the death of us):
"As long as they continue to be the death of themselves, I'm cool with it."
And later says this:
"I've taken my kids to shooting ranges since they were younger than her. Now, neither my husband nor myself ever allowed youngsters to handle any weapon, loaded or unloaded till they were old enough to take and follow direction. It's not irresponsible to take children to a firing range, it's the height of irresponsibility to allow them to not only handle loaded weapons but to also shoot any."
And then this:
"I have ZERO respect for any adult that deliberately puts a loaded assault weapon in a 9 yr olds hands and allows her to pull the trigger. I'm positive that as a Veteran, he's seen first hand what happens when weapons are in the hands of people that shouldn't have gone near them. Bet he had a big grin on his face till it was shot off."
..dafuq?
Someone says this (responding to gun nuts being the death of us):
"As long as they continue to be the death of themselves, I'm cool with it."
And later says this:
"I've taken my kids to shooting ranges since they were younger than her. Now, neither my husband nor myself ever allowed youngsters to handle any weapon, loaded or unloaded till they were old enough to take and follow direction. It's not irresponsible to take children to a firing range, it's the height of irresponsibility to allow them to not only handle loaded weapons but to also shoot any."
And then this:
"I have ZERO respect for any adult that deliberately puts a loaded assault weapon in a 9 yr olds hands and allows her to pull the trigger. I'm positive that as a Veteran, he's seen first hand what happens when weapons are in the hands of people that shouldn't have gone near them. Bet he had a big grin on his face till it was shot off."
..dafuq?
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I won't even let my wife shoot mine. And because 9mm is expensive I don't allow me to shoot it either.
xtry51
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Yeah weird. It's almost like little kids don't possess the skills or knowledge to control a shitty gun with a high cyclic rate and short barrel.
This is like handing a kid an 880 Stihl and telling him to go cut some trees down while you stand back and watch.
Yup, I always start new shooters with one round. When I change them to a different gun, we start with one round.
Do we really have to tell people not to let a 9 year old shoot an Uzi?
Poor kid.
Poor kid.
If this involved a mini or a micro uzi then whoever owns that place is ****ing retarded. It's stupid to have either of those as a rental gun even for unqualified adults, nevermind allowing children to shoot it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VVe6e5JXlk
Theres the video.
And I always load a single round when teaching somebody a new caliber. Not only due to recoil, but excitement. Some people forget all rules of safety when learning to shoot and may turn around to express their excitement regardless of how many times you hammered the Basic Three into their skulls. It's human nature to make mistakes when adrenaline is pumping.
By the way, is that a 7.62 x 54r in the article"s picture? Mighty big rim and cartridge for a nine milli dont ya think?
Theres the video.
And I always load a single round when teaching somebody a new caliber. Not only due to recoil, but excitement. Some people forget all rules of safety when learning to shoot and may turn around to express their excitement regardless of how many times you hammered the Basic Three into their skulls. It's human nature to make mistakes when adrenaline is pumping.
By the way, is that a 7.62 x 54r in the article"s picture? Mighty big rim and cartridge for a nine milli dont ya think?
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DispositionMatrix
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Quoted for hilarity.
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