Guns And Burgers. Are You Kidding?

       On Monday, August 25, a 9 year old girl was allowed to fire an UZI automatic machinegun. Her instructor made the mistake of allowing her to fire the gun on full automatic without keeping his hand on the gun. No, that's not the point, the point is this 9 year old was allowed to shoot the gun at all. The result was that the instructor was shot dead.
       It's not so much that a 9 year old girl shouldn't shoot a gun, there are guns that 9 year olds can usually handle without problems. A .22 caliber rifle comes to mind. Now if the idea is to scare the kid out of her wits, then an UZI set on automatic might be just the ticket. But as this sad tale shows, it's far more gun than such a person can handle safely.
       For all their previous screaming and blustering, have you noticed the NRA has kept their mouths completely silent. Wouldn't you think the NRA would finally say that some basic safety legislation is now, finally, in order? That now after this horrible accident, we need to address sensible regulation on how old and how big a person should be when it comes to using automatic and high caliber weapons? But from the NRA, not a word. Doesn't that tell you something about the leadership of the NRA?
       As we know, there is more than one victim in this incident.  This young girl will forever be linked to this accident. She's always going to remember she caused the death of someone who was trying to help her have fun. The fact that he misjudged her preparedness will be lost on the fact that she pulled the trigger. Both families will be scarred for life. Guns and Burgers. Really? I was taught and I taught my children that guns were serious business, not a game with food. You can enjoy using guns, but it's never a game and anyone who tries to make it a game with their children should remember a nice Monday in August when a youngster killed a man by mistake.