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Boy, 8, killed in Mass. gun show accident
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Authorities in Massachusetts are considering whether criminal charges should be filed in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with an Uzi submachine gun at a gun show.Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett said Tuesday he hasn't been able to find any law that would authorize a child to possess or fire a machine gun. Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Conn., was trying out one of the weapons at the Westfield Sportsman's Club on Sunday when he lost control, shooting himself in the head. An instructor was watching the boy at a firing range and the youngster's father was a few feet away. Bennett says he's looking into whether anyone committed a reckless or wanton act when they allowed the boy to fire the weapon. In an earlier story quoted here, the father had this to say: "Bizilj told the Boston Globe he was about 10 feet behind his son and reaching for his camera when the weapon fired. He said his family avoided the larger weapons, but he let his son try the Uzi because it's a small weapon with little recoil."This accident was truly a mystery to me," said Bizilj,...." It is not a mystery to me. This was a Mini-Uzi, the special lightweight model. It happened because the boy's father doesn't know the most basic facts about firearms. The lighter weapon will have more, not less, recoil than a heavier one firing the same round. For once I have to agree with the anti-gun activist who was quoted in the original article, this is not a toy, it is not for children. It is a tool for professionals and is probably dangerous even for adults who do not have the proper training or the correct information. Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2008-10-29 |
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