Girl accidentally kills gun instructor with Uzi

[Betallsports]

<section itemprop="articleBody"> DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl accidentally killed an Arizona shooting instructor as he was showing her how to use an automatic Uzi, authorities said Tuesday.


Charles Vacca, 39, of Lake Havasu City, died Monday shortly after being airlifted to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Mohave County sheriff's officials said.


Vacca was standing next to the girl at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in White Hills when she pulled the trigger and the recoil sent the gun over her head, investigators said.


Authorities said the girl was at the shooting range with her parents. Her name was not released.


A woman who answered the phone at the shooting range said it had no comment. She did not provide her name.
It is not known if the range had an age limit on shooting or if the girl was going through a safety class.


Ronald Scott, a Phoenix-based firearms safety expert, said most shooting ranges have an age limit and strict safety rules when teaching children to shoot. He said instructors usually have their hands on guns when children are firing high-powered weapons.
"You can't give a 9-year-old an Uzi and expect her to control it," Scott said.

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[Betallsports]

they should arrest the Parents.

 

[TyBounce]

Why would a 9 year old need uzi training ? ^<<^

 

[Redagger029]

Why would a 9 year old need uzi training ? ^<<^

Finalist quote for "Question of the Year".

 

[tatehill2000]

I kindof want to see the video...

The.beheading videos .. horrible... but a 9 year old girl flinging around an oozi?? Holy.jesus..

 

[Betallsports]

Not going to show the actual shooting, but I'm sure it's out there somewhere

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[Acebb]

This is just surreal.

How does the owner of this gun range look the family (or himself) of the instructor in the eye? You simply can not have a policy where 9 year olds handle an Uzi.
What about a 9 year old girl says "She can handle the recoil of an Uzi"?

How ridiculous.

The instructor should have been standing behind the girl, not to her immediate left. This is a shame, but not at all unsurprising to me.

 

[WorldNumberOne]

Maybe the Grand Canyon would have been a better choice for this vacation...

 

[aceduecetrey]

Poor little girl is going to have to live with that for the rest or her life also.

 

[tatehill2000]

It's more upsetting that they devote the TV eulogy to the guy... when the 9 year old is the victim

 

[JohnnyMac]

 

[Betallsports]

I just don't get it.

 

[tatehill2000]

So I found a video that allows you to see up to the millisecond before... and well... it's pretty dam sad... the instructor was literally inches from her the whole time. I don't know the protocol. .. but it seems he should of had his hand on her tiny arm...

1 mistake....

I feel sorry for the young girl..

 

[Mr_Mark]

wow, I feel bad for the little girl

 

[Murphy8276]

Why would a 9 year old need uzi training ? ^<<^

sheezus no kidding!

This is ridiculous and parents should take the manslaughter or whatever charge imo.

-murph

 

[PatsFanatic]

they should arrest the Parents.

This

I hope this little girl can get over this but I'm just not sure

terrible

 

[aceduecetrey]

At least the instructor was white. I can only imagine if he would have been black that Reverend Al and Jesse would be screaming for justice.

 

[Bourn]

Makes me reconsider that everything happens for a reason. There's no reason for a 9 year old to be touching an Uzi. If my parents let me handle an Uzi at 9 I would be asking them wtf when I was older. Kids need to hear the word NO more often.

 

[Murphy8276]

Makes me reconsider that everything happens for a reason. There's no reason for a 9 year old to be touching an Uzi. If my parents let me handle an Uzi at 9 I would be asking them wtf when I was older. Kids need to hear the word NO more often.

+1
what are they going to "grow up to" ??? lol.. imagine if UZI is your first gun experience... are you aiming to shoot rocket launchers or build bombs when older or what is your actual goal? hno: hno:


-murph

 

[TheComputerGroup]

My cousin has taken his 10 year old hunting with him & he's trained him to shoot a .22 rifle. I think its stupid to train kids that young........

Can't imagine what the kid will go thru in life.........her parents are probably the gung ho type, paramitary style combative & love guns, etc........but to bring a child into the mix is asanine.

What happened to sling shots & bb guns?