10-27-2008, 19:32
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Boy, 8, Killed in Gun Show Accident
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10-27-2008, 19:38
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I saw that earlier.
Bad stupidity, and in Mass, of all places.
BTW, it was not at a gun show, it was on a range.
TR
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10-27-2008, 19:38
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More ammo for the anti-gun lobby 
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10-27-2008, 20:46
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ugh, the press even gets to me sometimes, these quotes sum up the authors opinions very nicely i guess.
"It's all legal & fun — No permits or licenses required!!!!" reads the ad, posted on the club's Web site.
"You will be accompanied to the firing line with a Certified Instructor to guide you. But You Are In Control — "FULL AUTO ROCK & ROLL," the ad said.
The ad also said children under 16 would be admitted free, and both adults and children were offered free .22-caliber pistol and rifle shooting.
FFS...i wish i could use marketing terms in my writing to illustrate the my points and seemingly gloss over the loss of life.
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10-28-2008, 00:43
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More ammo for the anti-gun lobby |
Oh the irony of that statement.
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10-28-2008, 12:17
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Paslode,
How sad and how true,the main stream media will beat it to death..... 
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10-28-2008, 15:32
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The MSM will continue to stir the pot while anti-gunners fan the flames which will cause politicians jump on board. While the little boy will be forgotten as soon as their purposes are served.
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10-28-2008, 16:06
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MSM and gun lobby "whatever". This isn't A RIGHT for 6 year old TO BEAR high-powered, full automatic, and hard to control weapons -- especially when you are about 50 pounds ARMS issue. This is a SMART PARENTING issue. I for one plan to protect my 6 and 12 year old by having them wait a while to fire automatic weapons. Like say . . . AIT? Or at least until they have passed the NRA gun safety course. And I'll probably supervise them. Someone else can take the picture. Guys! I'm a second Amendment guy too but this is not a Second Amendment issue!
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10-28-2008, 16:27
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MSM and gun lobby "whatever". This isn't A RIGHT for 6 year old TO BEAR high-powered, full automatic, and hard to control weapons -- especially when you are about 50 pounds ARMS issue. This is a SMART PARENTING issue. I for one plan to protect my 6 and 12 year old by having them wait a while to fire automatic weapons. Like say . . . AIT? Or at least until they have passed the NRA gun safety course. And I'll probably supervise them. Someone else can take the picture. Guys! I'm a second Amendment guy too but this is not a Second Amendment issue!
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Agreed, it is not - in itself - a 2nd Amendment issue. However, the MSM and liberals and anti-gun people will use it to try to undermine the 2nd Amendment. I don't think they will propose a Constitutional amendment banning stupid parents (but it might be a good idea).
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10-28-2008, 16:32
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I don't think they will propose a Constitutional amendment banning stupid parents (but it might be a good idea).
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I hope not or my kids will try to envoke it!
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10-28-2008, 16:55
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It is a damn shame the kid was killed. Personally speaking I find it kind of bone headed for the company putting this on to allow a 8 year old to shoot on full auto considering the tendency to climb. Maybe if he had been shooting something larger than an oversized pistol it would not have happened.
But in the end most of the responsibility falls on the parents. This is a good example why my old man started me out with a single shot .22 and I didn't graduate to a semi-auto for many years. But then again not ever kid is lucky to have a parent that did range duty or common sense.
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10-28-2008, 17:07
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It is a damn shame the kid was killed. Personally speaking I find it kind of bone headed for the company putting this on to allow a 8 year old to shoot on full auto considering the tendency to climb. Maybe if he had been shooting something larger than an oversized pistol it would not have happened.
But in the end most of the responsibility falls on the parents. This is a good example why my old man started me out with a single shot .22 and I didn't graduate to a semi-auto for many years. But then again not ever kid is lucky to have a parent that did range duty or common sense.
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Agreed!
I was lucky and had a bolt action .22 with 7 shot mag, Mosberg. Still have it. Taught my son with this, and my grandson is next, God willing.
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10-28-2008, 18:01
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Originally Posted by Paslode
Personally speaking I find it kind of bone headed for the company putting this on to allow a 8 year old to shoot on full auto considering the tendency to climb.
But in the end most of the responsibility falls on the parents.
But then again not ever kid is lucky to have a parent that did range duty or common sense.
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I can't imagine letting an 8-year old fire anything on full auto, but the average parent has a whole lot less experience with automatic guns than members of this board or I do. We can say its a parenting issue, but just how intuitive is it that a short barrel subgun will rise like that?
Still shaking my head that these gun "experts" let the child shoot.
At the same time, you do have to wonder about a parent that lets the child shoot a gun like that. It's not a BB gun at the county fair.
(I also wonder about these folks that get such a charge from shooting automatic guns, ie blasting away at a berm at Knob Creek. Seems like one degree away from Airsoft to me.)
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10-28-2008, 18:50
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The worst thing was is that this was so preventable. It is nothing but absolutly tragic what happened to that child. The blame lies mainly witht he person that rented out the machine gun at the shoot. The gun in question was a MICRO-uzi. Anyone with any kind of experience firing compact full auto guns like that knows they are a handful for even the most experienced shooter. A person with no experience shouldnt even be let near one, let alone a child. He should have never had that thing in his hands. Whoever rented that thing to him to shoot is insane.
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10-28-2008, 18:56
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I can't imagine letting an 8-year old fire anything on full auto,
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Ditto, I would say its hard to believe anyone would allow an eight year old to fire a full auto weapon. I really cannot think of anything more stupid.
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