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Location: ND--it snows, it floods, it snows, it floods | Can someone please explain to me why her parents thought this was a good idea??? What would posses you to let your 9 year old child shoot a Uzi? And before anyone harps on me about guns and what not, I'm pro gun, have my concealed carry permit, hunt and target shoot for fun. But I have enough common sense to not allow a child into this situation.
http://www.inforum.com/content/video-girl-9-kills-arizona-shooting-instructor-uzi-accident
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | I heard about this on the news this morning. I had the exact same question. I have not read the article and it may tell but why would a child (especially a 9 year old) need to shoot a weapon of that magnitude? |
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| docschic - 2014-08-27 3:29 PM Can someone please explain to me why her parents thought this was a good idea??? What would posses you to let your 9 year old child shoot a Uzi? And before anyone harps on me about guns and what not, I'm pro gun, have my concealed carry permit, hunt and target shoot for fun. But I have enough common sense to not allow a child into this situation.
http://www.inforum.com/content/video-girl-9-kills-arizona-shooting-instructor-uzi-accident
Can i second your comment what were they thinking rifle pistol BUT a uzki |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | I agree....stupidity at it's finest........I don't think the instructor was very intelligent either. He should have KNOWN that the recoil would be too much for a "inexperienced" child...... |
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| The instructor certainly should have known better. I wouldn't load more than one round for even an adult with no experience handling firearms. |
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| I am not against guns, I am married to an AVID hunter. I am pretty certain he's even got a gun under our bed. I don't have any desire to shoot them but to each their own. That said, these are the stupidest parents on the planet! I read an article that said with a gun like this the harder you pull back on the trigger the more bullets it will spray and that our human nature when it starts kicking is to clamp down harder.... absolute stupidity on everyone's part. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | The instructor is a Darwin award candidate. Neither he nor the parents displayed any common sense. I feel terrible for the child who will have to live with this for the rest of her life. |
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Location: Kansas | Very sad |
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Location: SE KS | NJJ - 2014-08-27 2:39 PM
I agree....stupidity at it's finest........I don't think the instructor was very intelligent either. He should have KNOWN that the recoil would be too much for a "inexperienced" child......
THIS EXACTLY, that was my first thought!!!
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Location: Washington |  My husband and I just stared at each other this AM while we listened to this on the news. There were no words spoken.
Unreal. |
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| Guns dont kill people, people kill people...How sad for that girl |
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Location: Mansfield, Tx | I agree.... with everything said above...
I feel so sad for the little girl.... bless her heart...
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| I saw this on the news last night. I cannot understand why a young child was shooting a Uzi. Of course the recoil is strong. It's a automatic weapon. I am all for gun rights and the second ammendment but seriously what the hell |
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| Also does anyone know if there were other adults present? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | How horrible  |
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Location: N Texas | heidiinaz - 2014-08-27 3:52 PM
Also does anyone know if there were other adults present?
The news story I heard this morning said that anyone under the age of 18 had to have parents present, and said that her parents were there.
I'm just curious what he was trying to prove by putting such a powerful weapon in the hands of a clearly inexperienced child that he KNEW wouldn't be able to handle the recoil. I've shot pistols before and even with the kick on some of those, I would NEVER let a child operate one.
Edited by Gunner11 2014-08-27 4:14 PM
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Location: Broxton, Ga | And now the idiots are speaking..................
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/08/27/its-sick-scarborough-unleashes-about-the-second-amendment-and-the-founding-fathers-after-child-accidentally-kills-shooting-instructor/ |
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| Totally agree. They should not let anyone without proper training and a experience shooter to hadle one. Including adults. That poor child |
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Location: SE Louisiana | heidiinaz - 2014-08-27 3:51 PM
I saw this on the news last night. I cannot understand why a young child was shooting a Uzi. Of course the recoil is strong. It's a automatic weapon. I am all for gun rights and the second ammendment but seriously what the hell
Actually... The Uzi is only a 9mm so the recoil is not terrible..... But nothing to put in the hands of any 9 year old child even tho I have a friend that set his son up to shoot his first deer with a 30.30 at 6/yo and his daughter at 7/yo... They both made good kill shots.. I agree with the nomination for this year's Darwin Award.. |
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| That's what I mean for a 9 yr old. And automatic. Pure ignorance and regard for saftey |
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