8 year old tries Uzi @ gun show, shoots self in the head

[flyingimam]

Boy dies after accidentally shooting himself with Uzi submachine gun

By Jessica Fargen
Monday, October 27, 2008 - Updated 48m ago

The federal ATF is expected in Westfield today to aid local police in investigating the accidental death of an 8-year-old boy who was killed yesterday after firing an Uzi submachine gun while attending a gun show.

The boy, identified as Christopher Bizilj, was firing the Uzi when he lost control, forcing it upwards and back, causing him to shoot himself in the head, said Westfield Police Lt. Hipolito Nunez. Bizilj of Ashford, Conn., was under the supervision of a certified instructor at the gun expo at the Westfield Sportmanâ??s Club when he was shot.

The annual machine gun show is advertised as a free-for-all for gun enthusiasts, and has created discord among some club members, said longtime club member Bob Greenleaf.

â??To let an 8-year-old boy fire an Uzi is the height of stupidity,â?� said Greenleaf.

Greenleaf, a member of the club for 44 years, was so opposed to the annual machine gun shoot that he resigned from the clubâ??s board of directors four years ago.

An ad for the show posted on the Sportmanâ??s Club Web site boasts: â??No age limit or licenses required to shoot machine guns, handguns, rifles or shotguns!!!â?�

â??You will be accompanied to the firing line with a certified instructor to guide you, But You Are In Control - Full Auto Rock And Roll.â?�

The annual expo is run by a group called C.O.P. Firearms and Training Co., based in Amherst. The head of that group is Pelham Police Chief Ed Fleury, Greenleaf said. Fleury could not be reached.

Pelham Police Lt. Gary Thomann, who answered the phone today at the police station, said his chief would have no comment.

â??Heâ??s not talking about it,â?� Thomann said.

He said Fleury will be out for the remainder of the week.

Nunez said the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives is expected today to aid in the investigation.

No charges have been filed in connection with the boyâ??s death, he said.

â??We are still researching the law,â?� he said.

The Office of Hampden District Attorney William Bennett is also investigating.

The annual show has become extremely popular, Greenleaf said.

An event listing on the clubâ??s Web site reads: â??Itâ??s all legal and fun - No permits or licenses required !!!!â?�

Anyone under 16 was admitted for free. Available targets were to include pumpkins, vehicles and â??other fun stuff we canâ??t print here!!!!!â?� according to the clubâ??s Web site.

Boy dies after accidentally shooting himself with Uzi submachine gun - BostonHerald.com
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there is something wrong with letting an 8 year old to freely use and try "live" ammunition.

U know, i don't find such a situation fun at all, i rather think its quite scary, i mean just imagine he could have killed or injured others as well had he resisted the backlash of the gun a little more, veering it to sides and then ending up killing himself.

shit, accidents happen for the best trained people in this field, a kid? an Uzi? oh no, u must be high or drunk in a real messed up way to let these 2 mix

I remember as a kid I loved throwing them flat small rocks that would jump multiple times on surface of water when throw at the right angle, but once i miscalculated and totally hit my brother in the head with it cuz i had gotten too excited!!!!

this is just crazy, no gun control, ok fine, but u dont let a freakin 8 year old play with matches n fire, let alone AN UZI MACHINE GUN

as sad as this story is, i think the people who hosted the show and people who were in charge of the boy totally deserve this as a lesson to be learned!

full auto rock n roll, right!...
reality check!

flyingimam Reviewed by flyingimam on 10-27-2008. 8 year old tries Uzi @ gun show, shoots self in the head Boy dies after accidentally shooting himself with Uzi submachine gun By Jessica Fargen Monday, October 27, 2008 - Updated 48m ago The federal ATF is expected in Westfield today to aid local police in investigating the accidental death of an 8-year-old boy who was killed yesterday after firing an Uzi submachine gun while attending a gun show. The boy, identified as Christopher Bizilj, was firing the Uzi when he lost control, forcing it upwards and back, causing him to shoot himself in Rating: 5

[stinkyattic]

I'm ashamed that representatives of my local police departments were either in attendance or involved with the show. Shame, shame, shame on them. There is no reason in the WORLD good enough for an 8 year old to be handed a loaded automatic or semi-automatic weapon, in the same way one would not let a little kid drive the 1000cc GSXR- you give them a small dirt bike to learn on! Young kids should always learn on a weapon appropriate to their age, strength, prior firearms experience, and maturity. The 8 year old gets a BB gun. PERIOD. A small child is neither strong nor mature enough to handle a weapon with so much power. Children spook easily, and people get hurt. This is absolutely abhorrent.

[TheNugget]

This is the result of misinterpreting the second amendment. Guns are not for fun, they're for killing.

[Breukelen advocaat]

According to many gun enthusiasts, citizens have the right to own as many guns that they desire, of all types including automatic combat weapons, with little or no regulation - and they bring up their kids the same way. They will dismiss this incident, while chanting their worn out mantra, "Guns don't kill people, people do."

[stinkyattic]

That's the kicker to me- In this instance, regulation is a side issue... Basic, simple, responsibility and common sense are the problem.
People using tools for jobs they [the tools] are not intended to perform, or people doing things in which they have no fucking training, kill people. An Uzi is a tool for a very specific purpose, which is waging war on threats to the Israeli State. It is not a toy to be handed around at gun shows. WTF are people thinking!

FACT: If you market a gun show to the lowest common denominator, by advertising it like the damn circus, guess who you get to show up?

[flyingimam]

That's the kicker to me- In this instance, regulation is a side issue... Basic, simple, responsibility and common sense are the problem.
People using tools for jobs they [the tools] are not intended to perform, or people doing things in which they have no fucking training, kill people. An Uzi is a tool for a very specific purpose, which is waging war on threats to the Israeli State. It is not a toy to be handed around at gun shows. WTF are people thinking!

FACT: If you market a gun show to the lowest common denominator, by advertising it like the damn circus, guess who you get to show up?

thank u

u know whats more fun and considered an "arm" a grenade and a bazooka. right to arms does not mention what arms nowhere in the constitution, so on that basis people who are enthusiastic about "arms" should love those two things as well (betcha some of them do) but do u see any gun show that hands them out to people to "try" and have fun?

no, cuz the most idiot person can figure out those are highly dangerous weapons that can have drastic casualties and thus obeying their common sense and not just letting some stranger to try them... flamethrowers are non-regulated as well and they are fun to use, guess what? u can hardly find any gun show who will take the risk of putting them up for testing by unlicensed people and if they do its only going to speak to their wisdom.

and we are talking about a minor, not that, a single digit life that ended so needlessly, a lil child!!!

I understand the point that gun enthusiasts have, but come on, there's got to be some common sense, if there is no common sense, the government will feel forced to force the common sense by regulation and thats when things turn to a fiasco

[stinkyattic]

there's got to be some common sense, if there is no common sense, the government will feel forced to force the common sense by regulation and thats when things turn to a fiasco

^^^Excellent point^^^
If We the People show that we are too fucking dumb to look after ourselves and would prefer that Big Brother do it while we are busy watching TV, it's our own damn fault when we wake up with laws that make Government feel like a clucking mother hen.

The coffee cup I'm holding right now has the notification 'CAUTION: THIS BEVERAGE IS EXTREMELY HOT' circling its base in bright orange letters.
Thank you Dunkin Donuts; I'm too stupid to figure out for myself that I should not pour it down my cleavage, but rather, sip it gingerly until it cools off, as humans have been doing with their beverages since the first cave person made a mug out of a dried gourd and filled it with leaves and hot water!

[Reefer Rogue]

Damn that sucks, he barely lived life at all, an 8 year old should never be allowed to fire a gun, what absolute morons who encoureged this.

[killerweed420]

I'm an avid gun owner and use to belong to the nra till they started pissing away all the dues on big fancy new buildings and big fat salaries.
The father and the instructor first off should get the death penalty. They murdered that kid from there stupidity, they deserve to die for it. This is the biggest problem with gun ownership. Its the same with car ownership. Just because you get a license and buy a car or gun it doesn't mean your smart enough to use them responsibly. You can not legislate common sense. You can not violate other peoples civil rights because some mindless idiot pulls a boner. You just have to have the laws that either sends these kind of people away for avery long time or sentence them to death. I am always in favour of the death penalty in cases like this. This wasn't an accident, this was a thought out plan to let the kid shoot the gun.

It really makes me ill to see what people force there kids to do now adays. But how do you legislate stupidity?

[420_24/7]

FACT: If you market a gun show to the lowest common denominator, by advertising it like the damn circus, guess who you get to show up?

Can a fact be a question?