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27th August 2014, 17:49 #1
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Arizona shooting range accident
Hello! I'm surprised to see that there's no thread on the Arizona shooting range accident. Basically, a 9-year-old girl lost control of her Uzi submachine gun and accidentally shot her instructor.
Is there any restriction on these topics? I can imagine that guns must be a rather sensitive topic around here, so please feel free to close the thread if appropriate.
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27th August 2014, 18:14 #2
I mentioned it in another thread. Anyone familiar with weapons regardless of their attitude on gun control is pretty much in agreement this was a really bad idea.
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27th August 2014, 18:56 #3
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Another crazy shooting. I hope one day the US comes to its senses.
In what country is an 8 year old shooting a machine gun at a place called Bullet and Burger a reasonable activity?
I have said it on threads about school shootings on here before, but the USA must come to there senses one day, surelyI still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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27th August 2014, 20:20 #4
9 year old learning how to shoot a Uzi? Why? Unless she was a terrorist in training or a kidnapped by warlords in Africa and forced to be part of militia - I do not see why any 9 year old ever has to get closer to any gun, let alone a sub-machine gun.
Tito Vilanova = :champion:
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27th August 2014, 21:08 #5
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28th August 2014, 13:24 #7
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Based on the above, a 9 year old shouldn't be in a car either, but we do it every day. Chances are the car will be much more deadly than the guns. But that never stopped anyone from bashing the US policy that ensures us the right to be stupid if we choose.
And don't get me wrong, there were obvious flaws in what took place. The instructor was the one killed, yet should have been the one ensuring safety. Though I'm not happy anyone was killed, only fitting that it was the person that failed to properly perform their job.
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28th August 2014, 14:18 #8
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No you don't understand. It's always the gun's fault...always. Never the person who (mis)uses it.
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28th August 2014, 14:50 #9
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This might come across as a completely tasteless thing to say, but the thing is, these accidents might just have a positive side to them. If these can convince parents to take measures to prevent their children from gaining access to their weapons and/or not to train them in the use of weapons until they're old enough to actually carry them, this might just be a good thing. It's just a shame that people need to die in order for others to realize how unjustified it is to train a 9-year-old in the usage of automatic guns.
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28th August 2014, 15:27 #10
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