9 year-old kills shooting instructor with a Uzi

[Blackstar*]

Why the hell did parents want to train their child on how to use a Uzi? Next thing you know, they go and shoot up a school.

I feel sorry for the child but not the so-called adults - parents & instructor - who thought this was a good idea.

[Blackstar*]

A nine-year-old girl has accidentally shot dead a shooting instructor who was teaching her how to use a powerful Uzi submachine gun.

Charles Vacca was showing the unnamed youngster how to fire the weapon at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in the Mohave Desert in White Hills, Arizona, when the gun recoiled as she pulled the trigger.

In a statement, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said the 39-year-old was hit in the head by a stray bullet as the Israeli-made Uzi kicked back. He was airlifted to the University Medical Centre in Las Vegas, where he was later pronounced dead.

A video released by the police showed the slender girl with a ponytail and wearing pink shorts being instructed in how to aim the gun by Vacca.

His final words, captured on video, were: “All right, full auto."

The nine-year-old had been at the range with her parents – the family were on holiday in the area.

Sam Scarmardo, the manager of the Last Stop range, told NBC News that "the establish[ed] practice at most shooting ranges is eight-years-old and up with parental supervision."

Friends of the dead man, a former soldier who was married with a young family, paid tribute to him on Facebook.

His best friend Robert Vera said: “He became a brother and a major part of my life through thick and thin. Rest In Peace brother.”

Describing Vacca as a "great guy, with a great sense of humour," Mr Scarmardo said he was "very conscientious and very professional."

"I just ask everybody to pray for Charlie, and pray for the client. She’s going to have a hard time," he added.

A popular tourist spot as the last place travellers can get food and fuel on their way to or from Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, the Last Stop's website invites visitors to “Shoot a machine gun at Arizona’s last stop”.

According to the range’s website, visitors can take part in a “Burgers and Bullets” day, including lunch and a choice of more than 20 automatic weapons to shoot with.

It is illegal for children under the age of 18 to carry a gun in Arizona, but the rule does not apply on private property or if the youngster is accompanied by a parent or certified instructor.

The shooting is likely to lead to further calls for gun control in the US, an increasinlgy polarising topic across the country.

Ronald Scott, a Phoenix-based firearms safety expert, told AP: "You can't give a nine-year-old an Uzi and expect her to control it."

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[lonewolf]

Why the hell did parents want to train their child on how to use a Uzi? Next thing you know, they go and shoot up a school.

I feel sorry for the child but not the so-called adults - parents & instructor - who thought this was a good idea.

Yeah, I don't think a 9 yr old should be shooting an UZI, but It was an accident, an isolated incident plain and simple. Not like the shootings that happen everyday in Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Washington DC. etc, etc, etc.

Some times with UZI, many times children killed, but that does not interest you, does it?

[kia027]

Why the hell did parents want to train their child on how to use a Uzi? Next thing you know, they go and shoot up a school.

I feel sorry for the child but not the so-called adults - parents & instructor - who thought this was a good idea.

Parents thought cool, let's stop at Burgers and Bullets and have our kids take some shots on the range. Whoever came up with the idea of her choosing an Uzi is really briliant!! I feel sorry for the trauma this young girl has to endure.

[kia027]

[QUOTE=lonewolf;815499]Yeah, I don't think a 9 yr old should be shooting an UZI, but It was an accident, an isolated incident plain and simple/QUOTE]


It was a preventable accident that common sense engaged would have prevented.

[blugiant]

itt pon utube fore da blonde gurl shot ar gun instructor

[My Looh]

.... but It was an accident, an isolated incident plain and simple....

Was it?

Was the instructor not supervising the girl at the time of this "accident"? If so then it would seem to me that this happened due to poor supervision.

She lost controll of the weapon while firing it. Would not a good instructor make sure the weapon was properly secured and that the girl showed time and time again that she was more than capable of properly controlling it before letting her have at it totally on her own?

[Blackstar*]

Not even big people should have access to Uzis - military-grade submachine gun - let alone a child. :kissteet:

I don't feel sorry for the parents or the instructor because they are idiots, plain & simple.

[jah_yout]

Why the hell did parents want to train their child on how to use a Uzi? .

Preparing for a perceived coming race war?

[My Looh]

Preparing for a perceived coming race war?

Sad but probably true.

[lonewolf]

Was it?

Yes, of course it was.

Was the instructor not supervising the girl at the time of this "accident"? If so then it would seem to me that this happened due to poor supervision.

Poor supervision or not, it was still an accident. When two cars collide there is always some fault, but that does not make it any less of an accident.

Was the instructor at fault? Yes. Was it an accident? Yes. If not, you are implying that he meant to get shot in the head by a nine yr old girl...Obviously, that was not the case.

I was a licensed gun store owner. I've sold many weapons. Safety is a number one focus when handling a firearm. This was a stupid preventable accident, but it was still an accident.

And, the very concept of a 9yr old girl firing a class three firearm (fully automatic weapon), just boggles the mind.

This gives ammunition to the rabid anti-gun people in the US. (no pun intended)

Responsible gun owners don't need this kind of limelight.

[lonewolf]

Not even big people should have access to Uzis - military-grade submachine gun - let alone a child. :kissteet:
.

That's your opinion...and honestly, I agree, but this is still the USA, and we have rights that protect other's rights that disagree with what we think. And, as long as they are law abiding citizens without criminal intent, no foul, no harm...and, it cost a class three firearm owner LOTS OF MONEY EACH YEAR to keep a class three license just to own that weapon. FYI

I don't feel sorry for the parents or the instructor because they are idiots, plain & simple

A man is dead, he paid the ultimate price for his mistake, plain and simple what the hell is wrong with you?

[Blackstar*]

[Tuff Gong]

His final words, captured on video, were: “All right, full auto."

Oh Well!

[blugiant]

still cyaan beleeve dem teachinn 9 ear ole fe shoot widd uzi ann dem a defend dat