9-Year-Old Girl Accidentally Kills Shooting Range Instructor

[Arty]

https://gma.yahoo.com/9-old-girl-accidentally-kills-shooting-range-instructor-063706519--abc-news-topstories.html  <<Video Link with story

A 9-year-old girl vacationing with her family accidentally shot and killed an instructor at a shooting range, authorities said.

The shooting happened at 10 a.m. Monday at Arizona Last Stop, a tourist spot southeast of Las Vegas.

According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, the instructor – identified as Charles Vacca, 39 – was standing next to the girl, teaching her how to use an automatic Uzi. The girl’s parents stood nearby, capturing video of the experience.

As the girl pulled the trigger, the recoil caused her to lose control of the gun, with Vacca accidentally shot in the head, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said. Vacca was flown to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Sam Scarmardo, the gun range operator, was distraught about Vacca's death.

"It's like losing a brother," Scarmardo said. "These aren't employees or associates of ours, these are family. We're all family."

Many gun ranges allow children who are 8 years and older – with parental supervision – to shoot firearms, Scarmardo said.

"We instruct kids as young as 5 on .22 rifles, and they don't get to handle high firearms, but they're under the supervision of their parents and of our professional range masters," Scarmardo said.

 

 

 

Killed Instructor with UZI!!! i like gunz in all but i nine year old girl with sub machine, really?? most cant handle the recoil.....

 

 

ANOTHER LINK CNN http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

If only he had a gun to defend himself with.

[CatCloud]

Who's bright idea was it to give a child a high recoil sub machine gun?

Seriously, only in America.

[Mooshi]

inb4 thread becomes an anti gun 10+ page thread full take over full of fighting.

 

Prove me wrong, LTT.

[Arty]

If only he had a gun to defend himself wit

she was shooting and the recoil made it so she lost control and 1 bullet went into the instructor 

[Levent]

giving a motherfucking uzi to a 9 year old and switching to full auto is a real smart move ,he paid the price with his own life.

[Guest]

'But guns are safe!'

-people defending shit like this

But honestly, who the FUCK gives a 9-year-old girl an UZI?!

[KamiKatze]

I was taking apart computers when i was 9 and she shoots with a fully automatic.... don't know what to say except i feel sorry about the accident and 'MURICA!!!

 

For real doe, get rid of the guns.

[Askew]

I wouldn't let a 9 year old fire an automatic weapon period.

 

 

'But guns are safe!'
-people defending shit like this

But honestly, who the FUCK gives a 9-year-old girl an UZI?!

 

Guns are safe in the hands of responsible adults, not irresponsible adults who give automatic weapons to children to play with.

 

 

The guy practically killed himself

 

I don't know how you can expect a 9 year old to control the recoil on an automatic firearm.

 

I watched the video, his words

 

"Give me one shot!"

 

*girl shoots one round*

 

"All right, full auto!"

[Arty]

'But guns are safe!'

-people defending shit like this

But honestly, who the FUCK gives a 9-year-old girl an UZI?!

'yes guns are safe!', BUT a 9 year old someone should have seen this coming.... at least have it mounted for gods sake...

[LIGISTX]

Its too bad, I am all about firearms as well, but a full auto 45 in a 9 year olds hand, not a smart idea.

[helping]

The guy practically killed himself

 

I don't know how you can expect a 9 year old to control the recoil on an automatic firearm.

[Arty]

The guy practically killed himself

 

I don't know how you can expect a 9 year old to control the recoil on a semi-auto firearm.

 

 

Its too bad, I am all about firearms as well, but a full auto 45 in a 9 year olds hand, not a smart idea.

At the least someone should have mounted if she REALLY wanted to shoot it lmao

[LancerBG]

silly parents letting a kid shoot a weapon solely made for killing. 

[DigitalHermit]

This is why you don't give a kid a full auto weapon...

[Luc401]

lol what? How what? Shes obviously panicked

[loccilucas]

I don't think 9 is too young to be using guns, but I do think 9 is too young to be using short barreled, hi RPM SMG's.  It was stupid giving the girl an UZI, alot of grown men can't handle the recoil of an uzi let alone a 9 year old.

[Tacitus]

Who gives any type of gun to a child? Fucking idiots.

[Fred Castellum]

The instructor should have had his hands on the weapon when she was firing, in the video he was just supporting her body. 

[Sharif]

I want to see that video 

[rodion.zissou]

Who's bright idea was it to give a child a high recoil sub machine gun?

Seriously, only in America.

Only in America? How about multiple third world countries enlisting children with assault rifles and sending them to war?

[ohJey]

If only he had a gun to defend himself with.

baiting a fight as usual I see.

[AustinB]

Weapons that are Fully Automatic that are at a range should have to be 16+ and have the strength to handle one. Sub Machine guns should never be in the hand's of a 9 year old girl... F*cking idiots. 

 

Note: I love guns...

[LIGISTX]

Yea, its one thing to use a 9 mill handgun or a 22lr or something. Sure, I can't argue against that. But a full auto probably 45 (could have been a 9mm). Either way @5-600 rounds a minute that will give anyone who isn't mentally ready for the recoil a hard time to control.

[Sharif]

The instructor should have had his hands on the weapon when she was firing, in the video he was just supporting her body. 

Video where i only found the CNN news report 

found it