[Carriage Hill]

Who didn't see this coming?

[Carriage Hill]

FYI.

[SJSAMPLE]

The kids are right, but their father was largely at fault.
HE placed the UZI in the girl’s hands.

[Pollster1]

This lawsuit is stupid and frivolous. The gun instructor was responsible for his own death, and his family is not entitled to get rich on his own reckless conduct.

[PROCON]

Here's the video of the tragedy.

[ZULU]

And who put the gun in the kid’s hand? And who was the professional who was supervising or supposedly supervising the entire session?

I shoot. When I bring a guest to the range I am responsible for their shooting and if anything happens I am liable. I am not a professional although I am a long time experienced VERY CAREFUL shooter.

This guy had a real unfortunate accident, but the only person to blame is him. Not the gun range, not the kid and not whether or not children should have access in a controlled - or should be controlled - environment.

[BykrBayb]

"The gun range created an unsafe and dangerous environment that ultimately lead [sic] to my dad’s death" said Ellie Vacca...

I'm guessing the entire Ghebremedhin family have difficulty with spelling.

[DannyTN]

It’s the target manufacturer’s fault. Obviously the target must have looked too much like the gun instructor confusing the 9 year old.

[Mr. K]

I have had to teach 3 people to shoot, who never shot before.

I KNEW what was going to happen the first time they shot- so I held onto their hands while they pulled the trigger- the very first time you shoot a gun the recoil is unfamiliar and you NEED TO HAVE A PRACTICE.

I was in the Air Force security police the first time I went for handgum training and it surprised me enough that the gun almost popped up out of my grip.

that should be the first question you ask someone- have you ever fired a gun before? and if the answer is no, you HOLD ONTO IT

This instructor was dead because he handed a mchine gun to a person who never fired one. the repeated recoil forced the weapon up aand to the left where it shot him.

He should have been behind her AND helping to brace her just in case.

[Lower Deck]

Who didn't see this coming?

Whoever put the Uzi in the hands of a nine-year-old for one.

[rey]

There are a bunch of sites that say the whole thing was a hoax.

[ozzymandus]

Should be thrown out of court. Moron handed a Mini-Uzi to a 9-year old girl. It’s his own fault he’s dead.

[Vermont Lt]

I am not usually one for wrongful death lawsuits...but someone was not paying attention on this day.

[chuckles]

Sorry, but the buck stops with the guy supposedly supervising the shooter. They are relying on the fact that no one in court will want to blame the victim. He handed the gun to her and it's his job to evaluate her ability and also instruct her to hold it tightly and lean into it, and all the other things my father taught me at that age. 8 is pretty young for for fully auto. Maybe 10-12 is more safe. At 8, I was shooting a .22 and .410, .38, ect. Of course when dad handed me his 30.06 and the ole 12ga, it was mainly there to teach me respect and keep me in reality.

For a family to pay for a "gun vacation" to get their kids familiar with full auto just sounds icky for some reason. I have no problem with semi auto at those ages. If your 8, I would have held on to the fore stock and let them pull the trigger. Hitting the target doesn't even count for this type experience.

I grew up in an age where the dad took care of teaching firearm safety. How times have changed.

[Dogbert41]

They are too dangerous and require expertise. You would not hand over the keys to a Ferrari to a kid who cannot reach the pedals, or has never driven before. Well, unless you are reaching for mayhem.

[Secret Agent Man]

father is at fault. he was the instructor instructing the kid and gave the kid the gun.

[going hot]

Stevie Wonder saw this coming.