A shooting range instructor in Arizona was accidentally shot and killed by a 9-year-old girl who was learning how to shoot an Uzi, authorities said on Tuesday.
A shooting range instructor in Arizona was accidentally shot and killed by a 9-year-old girl who was learning how to shoot an Uzi, authorities said on Tuesday.
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August 26th, 2014 at 9:10PM
Guns don’t kill people, nine year old girls with Uzis kill people….
August 26th, 2014 at 9:40PM
http://www.jrn.com/kmtv/news/Liquor-license-approved-for-Omaha-owned-gun-range-272305901.html
August 26th, 2014 at 9:43PM
dmf: LOL.
August 27th, 2014 at 9:04PM
This seems really boneheaded. How do people who supposedly understand guns not see the risk here?
August 28th, 2014 at 12:23PM
Gun enthusiasts are appalled by the Arizona Uzi incident.
FWIW-recoil, firearm control, cartridge energy, firearm familiarization, gun safety, etc. are all frequent topics of discussion among very experienced gun enthusiasts, law enforcement people, ex-military, and so on. One gun enthusiast I know with vast firearms experience describes a particular automatic pistol as a “beast” for its difficult-to-control recoil. That’s the talk among small arms experts.
What a youngster that age was doing with a full-auto Uzi is beyond me.
August 28th, 2014 at 9:06PM
Here’s a review (now taken down) on Trip Advisor for Bullets and Burgers, the company that includes a fun visit to the shooting range in question with some burgers. Perfect combination. It’s apparently the #1 attraction in Las Vegas, which says a lot about Las Vegas.
“Great place for kids”
[five stars out of five!]
This is a great place for young children to learn to fire Uzis. With this kind of training, kids will never have to worry about bullying in school.