9 Year Old Girl Accidentally Kills Arizona Shooting Instructor
A 9 year old girl in Arizona accidentally killed a shooting instructor while he was showing her how to shoot an automatic Uzi. A tragic incident that that could very well take a psychological toll on the young girl, and makes my heart ache for the family of the man that lost his life. Look, I'm all for the right to bear arms and it's no secret I'm a gun enthusiast. I believe teaching gun safety is necessary in prevention of accidental shootings. However, I would never put a fully automatic gun in the hands of a 9 year old! A novice shooter, especially one so young, should never operate a fully automatic gun, only experienced shooters should put their hands on one.
"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 Tuesday.
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."
There's actually been a video released by sheriff's officials that shows the 9 year old girl holding the firearm in both hands with Vacca standing to her left.
He tells her to turn her left leg forward and says "All right, go ahead and give me one shot," and he then cheers when she fires one round at the target.
The 27 second video continues as follows: "All right full auto," Vacca says. The video, which does not show the actual incident, ends with a series of shots being heard.
The name of the young girl has not been released, and I will not be providing a link to the video of this tragedy because my morals simply will not let me do it.
AGN (continued)
"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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