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9. It was a freaking Uzi

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 04:51 PM

Aug 2014

God how can people be so stupid. Who the hell gives a Uzi to a child???????? Probably a child with no prior training in firearms safety. When I was 17 I fired an M16 on full auto and the sucker walked on me, and I had been shooting guns for 12 years before that.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2014/08/25/arizona-girl-accidentally-shoots-shooting-instructor/14594549/

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9-year-old girl accidentally shoots instructor in Arizona [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2014 OP

So, was this her first time at the range? In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #1

You might need to ask Kali that question. TexasTowelie Aug 2014 #2

Was there with her parents, which makes sense. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #3

Yup. Someone wasn't paying attention. In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #5

Could it have been a richocet? exboyfil Aug 2014 #6

What do you disagree with? exboyfil Aug 2014 #8

It was a freaking Uzi exboyfil Aug 2014 #9

instructing her on how to use an automatic Uzi Ptah Aug 2014 #10

Live by the sword, die by the sword mwrguy Aug 2014 #11