Slain gun instructor's family wants law to ban children from automatic weapons

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

i'm sure the forgiveness coming from the family means a great deal to the girl - or will as she gets older. she has to live with the consequence of her accident till she dies or looses her memory.

It implies she needs to be forgiven.. that she did something wrong. A statement saying "This is not your fault, you did nothing wrong" seems more appropriate.

[Sousuke 1,214]

Why 16

I think the majority of boys probably shoot their first rifle in the Boy Scouts, which is about 11 or 12.

Edited August 25, 2015 by Sousuke

[lostinblue 1,989]

I think the majority of boys probably shoot their first rifle in the Boy Scouts, which is about 11 or 12.

I was allowed to shoot a .22 pump unsupervised at the age of 12. My father had a CC permit at the age of 14

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Personally I think you shouldn't be firing guns before the age of 18.

Government trusts you with a gun before you can drive, drink, smoke or vote?

Something wrong with that picture

Edited August 25, 2015 by Venkman

[decocker 7,198]

It implies she needs to be forgiven.. that she did something wrong. A statement saying "This is not your fault, you did nothing wrong" seems more appropriate.

i'm saying, the girl - personally - probably does need forgiveness. it was an accident and i'm sure she's been reassured it was just that..doesn't change the fact that if she hadn't touched the gun, the man would be alive. obviously the man instructed plenty of kids before she picked up the gun. it's an unfair consequence but it's still the consequence the girl has to live with.

[Sousuke 1,214]

Personally I think you shouldn't be firing guns before the age of 18.

Government trusts you with a gun before you can drive, drink, smoke or vote?

Something wrong with that picture

Again, those are purchase laws. Firearms already have an 18 year old purchase law.

[decocker 7,198]

i believe kids should be allowed to shoot/hunt supervised.

i don't think that firing uzi's at roadside tourist stops should be encouraged - at any age - and definitely not so close to a bar (same building, right?)

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

i'm saying, the girl - personally - probably does need forgiveness. it was an accident and i'm sure she's been reassured it was just that..doesn't change the fact that if she hadn't touched the gun, the man would be alive. obviously the man instructed plenty of kids before she picked up the gun. it's an unfair consequence but it's still the consequence the girl has to live with.

There is a full video of the incident (stopped a the point before the death happens but enough to see the girl lose control almost immediatly), I thought the instructors behavior was a bit weird and lackadaisical for what he was doing. I may be remembering it wrong, I will need to go back and look.

[decocker 7,198]

There is a full video of the incident (stopped a the point before the death happens but enough to see the girl lose control almost immediatly), I thought the instructors behavior was a bit weird and lackadaisical for what he was doing. I may be remembering it wrong, I will need to go back and look.

i'm definitely not saying that she had done anything wrong. or that the instructor did anything wrong (other than getting a little too used to his job maybe). but if you have a 'shoot an uzi' roadside stop, eventually - somebody's going to have an oopsie. just..not a good idea.

[Darnell 8,479]

Why do kids need to learn to shoot guns anyway?

They aren't old enough to drive, smoke or drink, but old enough to carry one of the most lethal weapons in the world. I say the age limit needs to be at least 16.

ya, 9 year olds, mostly, are too busy with the fart jokes, still.

I'd support bumping it to 16...

i'm definitely not saying that she had done anything wrong. or that the instructor did anything wrong (other than getting a little too used to his job maybe). but if you have a 'shoot an uzi' roadside stop, eventually - somebody's going to have an oopsie. just..not a good idea.

i think any instructor that puts an UZI into a 9 year old's hands, loaded, is a tardo...

There. I said it. And I'm a gun owner...

i'm sure the forgiveness coming from the family means a great deal to the girl - or will as she gets older. she has to live with the consequence of her accident till she dies or looses her memory.

or until she graduates from Ranger School.

[Boiler 46,238]

I shot my first gun well before the age of 16, we had a shooting range at school.

But that was in England.

I was under the impression that most children here have driven here well before the legal age on private property.

My ATV has a sticker saying no Under 16 and no passengers and that has well and truly been ignored.

[Sousuke 1,214]

I shot my first gun well before the age of 16, we had a shooting range at school.

But that was in England.

I was under the impression that most children here have driven here well before the legal age on private property.

My ATV has a sticker saying no Under 16 and no passengers and that has well and truly been ignored.

Yeah, I think I was 8 when I first drove a vehicle.

[Boiler 46,238]

Yeah, I think I was 8 when I first drove a vehicle.

I think I was 17.

[eieio 1,594]

I don't remember how old I was when I started shooting, but I killed my first deer at nine.

[Jacque67 7,328]

I was 9 when I first drove a car and killed my first deer at 5.

I am also big, if ya know what I mean.

Beat that!