http://www.welt.de/english-news/article2634047/Boy-8-shot-dead-with-submachine-gun.html?page=1#comment
"Boy, 8, Shot dead with submachine gun "
* First off, ... Don't believe the headlines !
This was an *ACCIDENT*.
This was not intentional.
Its not like all the children who die playing intramural sports after school. Oh? What do you say? That's different? What's different?
Hockey and football are based on what favorite past-time of man??
You guessed right - WAR.
You have two teams facing off to beat the other, whether its pushing, tackling, shoving, checking, or whatever you want to call it - its war! More children die playing these "war games" then do at target practice or gun shows!!
But do we immediately want to outlaw football or hockey *gasp!*? Oh no..those are perfectly accepted by responsible adults right? Yes responsible adults - just like the one father who beat the coaches head against a concrete floor at his kid's hockey game. Real responsible - absolutely!
My high school had a shooting team, in all my years there *never* and I repeat, *NEVER* was anyone hurt in the rifle class. Wanna guess how many kids had major injuries or ended up in wheelchairs for the rest of their lives or had fractured collar bones, and spinal injuries from football practice or hockey games? Go ahead guess ! More than I'd like to count.
Across this country, there have been children dying in some cases because of so called "intramural sports." Well, I enjoy *MY* sport, which is firearms shooting, and my son enjoys it with me!
This was an unfortunate accident that shouldn't have happened. Not because the child shouldn't have fired an Uzi pistol, but because the father shouldn't have walked away from his son, and he should have held him from the back just the way you teach a child to throw a baseball or a football.
(Instead of reaching for his camera.)
The parent needed to know 'that' child's limitations, but that doesn't mean that he couldn't have done it, AND done it correctly, if he was instructed correctly.
( In that case you would not even be reading this article.. because it would never have existed . )
I just can imagine the "anti-gunners" jumping all over this in an election time, trying to create and pass all new restrictive laws and rules. Like we don't already have enough. I already heard that Jerry Balair, a spokesman for the Stop Handgun Violence group based in Newton, MA, wants to see a law making the age to discharge a firearm 21 .
(but you can still get drafted at 18 !)
This has nothing to do with handgun violence, Jerry!
This was an accident and an unfortunate accident at that.
Tell him to concentrate on the kids who die in drug related violence or are shot because they were invading another gang's territory! And there are innocent victims who get hurt in the process.
This is a hobby - a sport - a collectible item, and YES , even a family past-time. The boy and his family did shoot together on occasions but again this was an *UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT,* and accidents happen regardless of whatever "rules/laws" you think you can put in place to prevent it.
You can put all the shoulder pads you want on your child when they go play football, but the child could still die on the field. Your child could block a tackle and snap his neck. Would you think differently about football then?
My son and I started shooting together when he was younger than this boy was, the same way - shooting at pumpkins. Its a fun hobby, not everyone likes to sit in front of the TV watching hockey or football. Some people are active shooters, hunters, or just campers who might need to carry a sidearm for protection from wild animals (both the four-legged and two-legged kinds.) We live in a rural wooded area.
I truly feel sad for this little boy, and even worse for his dad. I know I would be devastated if it was my son.
Please, send your prayers to him and his family - they can use that instead of harsh comments, cutting remarks and sarcasm. Take the time to look inward before you pass the blame.
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