Cybercop106 said:
I absolutely agree too!! I'm a police and civilian firearms instructor and I wouldn't allow an 8 year old to handle an UZI or any other sub-machine gun, fully auto or not, even if it is legal in MA!! That's just too young.
Apparently it was a 9mm Micro UZI and the boy's father, Dr. Charles Bizilj, who is the director of emergency medicine at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford Springs, Conn, was 10 feet behind him trying to take a picture...........
Bizilj said his son has experience shooting different types of guns, so it wasn't the first time he handled a weapon.
It was a tragic mistake and the father will have to live with his decision.............
God help him.
I'm wondering why the instructor didn't have a hand on the magazine or on a strap as a precaution to control muzzle activity? I'll be following this story as it plays out.
I don't know what a
Micro Uzi is. The only type I've ever seen was 9mm and not a whole lot bigger than a carton of cigarettes. In fact, to give people a good idea of one's size and structure; if you take a carton of the longer cigarettes ( Virginia Slims, Marlboro 100s, etc) stick a 3/4 inch diameter dowel into one end, leaving about 4 inches sticking out; put a pistol grip on the bottom edge of the carton, approx. 2/3s of the way back, you'll have a rough idea of the weapon.
Controlling muzzle-rise is done in 2 different ways. The large diameter tube that is screwed onto the end,
over the stubby barrel, is not only a blast suppressor, but is also used to hold on to for control. If the weapon is being worn as a concelled weapon (on a swing strap, hanging beneath the arm as the Secret Service uses) there is a wrist sling that can be snapped to a swivel at the base of the stubby barrel. You put your hand through the strap so you can put downward resistance against barrel rise. I
think there is a short screw-on solid handle that sticks down from the bottom of the gun body at the front; basically replacing the need for the strap.
One of the problems we have today is the misinformation shown in Hollyweird movies and even the electronic games. When movies show a character firing an Uzi with one hand as well as thousands of
other inventions, too many young people think it's
fact. Hell, it was
years before I learned that those low-slung, fastdraw holsters used in western movies were invented by a Hollywood Prop Master, years ago. No such holsters were used "in the day". If you want to see
factual gun wear, watch some of Tom Selleck's westerns made in the last decade.
Shadow Riders, Last Stand at Sabre River, and one or two others I can't remember the titles to, are excellent examples of true western wear.
Of course we cannot
censor these things, but there should be stress put out about these movies and games being pure
fantasies and have no place in reality. Too many parents ignor their responsibilities of keeping their kids' feet planted firmly in reality. They can still enjoy games and movies with the
knowledge of what "
fantasy" means. But, sadly, some parents actively participate in building their kid's fantasy world.
! Gpurs...
