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Title: 9 year old shoots instructor !! USA
Post by: Fly on August 27, 2014, 11:13:44 PM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11057775/Nine-year-old-American-girl-accidentally-kills-shooting-instructor-with-Uzi-submachine-gun.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11057775/Nine-year-old-American-girl-accidentally-kills-shooting-instructor-with-Uzi-submachine-gun.html)

Yes it was an accident, the kid didn't cope with the recoil of the gun.  I've never fired a twelve bore, have you ?
I think it would knock my shoulder out big style, hence, I've never fired one, or gone clay pigeon shooting.
I have loads of mates that do, but it's not for me.

Would I let a nine year old fire a UZI, why would I ?
Title: Re: 9 year old shoots instructor !! USA
Post by: Slacker on August 28, 2014, 06:25:54 AM
You're more likely to be shot by a friend or a policeman in USA than a criminal or a terrorist
Title: Re: 9 year old shoots instructor !! USA
Post by: Alsatian on August 28, 2014, 09:06:25 AM
Absolutely ridiculous, letting someone that age fire a gun IMHO
Title: Re: 9 year old shoots instructor !! USA
Post by: Old Cruser on August 28, 2014, 09:51:41 AM
My  brother has just returned from Ireland in  the England V Ireland shoot with his son who has been Clay Pigeon shooting for quite a few years ( he's now 17yrs ). I can't say what he began with but do know that a couple of years ago my brother had to buy him a larger gun mainly because the other one was getting too small and his scores were dropping.
England won by the way  :)

As for this child being given a gun to have a go - how stupid can anyone get.
This person should be prosecuted if he hasn't already been.
Title: Re: 9 year old shoots instructor !! USA
Post by: Fly on August 28, 2014, 09:54:43 AM
The single bullet to the head killed the qualified instructor there and then on the firing range.  :(
Title: Re: 9 year old shoots instructor !! USA
Post by: Old Cruser on August 28, 2014, 10:56:05 AM
Oh dear haven't read the article Fly and only watched a brief clip of it on TV.
It goes to show though that the man in question really should not have had a gun as he obviously was not aware of the dangers of his actions.
 He paid dearly for it.