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[Falka]

A firearms instructor has died after he was shot by a nine-year-old girl when she fired an Uzi at a shooting range in the Arizona desert.

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Mohave County sheriff’s officials said 39-year-old Charles Vacca, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, died at the hospital on Monday after he was shot at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range.

Mohave County Sheriff Jim McCabe told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that Vacca was standing next to the girl when she pulled the trigger. The gun recoiled and it went over her head.

The paper reported that the girl had successfully fired the 9mm weapon several times in “single-shot” mode before Vacca changed the setting to “fully automatic” mode.

“The guy just dropped,” McCabe said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The sheriff said the instructor was shot at least once in the head.

Sheriff’s officials said Vacca was airlifted to the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he died hours later.

Arizona law prohibits minors from possessing a firearm unless they are accompanied by a parent, guardian or an instructor, among other exceptions. Deputies said the 9-year-old girl was at the shooting range with her parents.

McCabe told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that no citations will be issued nor charges filed against the shooting range.

Arizona Last Stop is a roughly 30-acre property in the Mohave desert, which creates a “Desert Storm” atmosphere for shooters, their websites says.

At the range, guests can take guided tours that include a private range and a certified ex-military firearms instructor. The tours require children to be at least 8 years old and stipulate that minors under 18 must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian at all times.

At the range, shooters can choose their firearm among a range of fully automatic machine guns and specialty weapons. Their website boasts: “At our range, you can shoot FULL auto on our machine guns. Let ‘em Rip!” The range did not return requests for comment from the Guardian.

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Shame she didn't get a bazooka or at least M60  ;)

[Butan]

Shoulda stay in single security mode, I wonder if he pressed the wrong button or did it on purpose? An UZI isnt the most stable pistol to fire with.

I see he had a hand on her right forearm to control if there was a stability issue, its strange it managed to slip that bad.

[Falka]

omg ... 

Erm, what do you mean by " "? I was more like: " " when I've watched this video 

[pepejul]

fire arms + children is a crime..what a stupid familly pays for instructor for their children ????

Crazy pple....

[Grumpy_Nic]

lol... yeah give fully automatic weapons to children. Veeeeeeeery smart

[[ptx]]

The man was sacrificed for the glory of the 2nd Amendment! Hail!

[Xant]

fire arms + children is a crime..what a stupid familly pays for instructor for their children ????

Crazy pple....

How exactly is it a crime? Teaching your kids how to handle guns at a young age is the best way to have them treat firearms with respect and care when they're older too.

[Utrakil]

How exactly is it a crime? Teaching your kids how to handle guns at a young age is the best way to have them treat firearms with respect and care when they're older too.

Yes this is why we give them drivinglicense when they are 10. because the younger they are the easier it is for them to understand responsebility.

[Prpavi]

Nice way to lose a life and scar a young girl for life all for the sake of "respecting firearms".

[NejStark]

Muuricaaaaaa!!!!

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[Tibe]

How exactly is it a crime? Teaching your kids how to handle guns at a young age is the best way to have them treat firearms with respect and care when they're older too.

Let them also do smack and drive while under influence. Parentingadvice from daddy Xant.

[Xant]

Yes this is why we give them drivinglicense when they are 10. because the younger they are the easier it is for them to understand responsebility.

Because firing a gun under supervision is TOTALLY the same as giving them a driving license and driving under influence.

It's not forbidden to use your brains, you know.

[Macropus]

More like "A shooting instructor got killed by his profession".

[Christo]

Why the hell would you give an automatic weapon to a child that can't handle the recoil?

I'm fine with gun culture, but that was a reckless decision right there

[Vibe]

Why would you let a small girl go full auto after she's shot exactly one bullet before?