rscottie
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Came across this story today. I wonder why they don't print the same article when a football player dies in practice, "Football and Kids: Should They Mix?"
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/35632594.html
MINFORD, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Machine guns and kids -- they're two things many of us don't often put together.
But there are many gun-loving families throughout the region that start their children using firearms early and often. Following is the story of a tragedy at a recent machine gun shoot, as well as support of the Second Amendment -- the constitutional right to have and bear arms for Americans of any age.
The tragedy involved a child in a New England state during an organized machine gun shoot similar to one held in our area every summer.
At the annual southern Ohio machine gun shoot near Minford, Ohio, organizers encourage parents to bring children of all ages, saying they're never too young to experience the thrill of firing a machine gun.
"We want everyone to know that it can be done safely and competently," said Ralph Scott, the organizer of the local machine gun shoot.
At a recent Massachusetts machine gun shoot, 8-year-old Cristopher Bizilj accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi and died. The organizers of the shoot are facing manslaughter charges. Massachusetts law prohibits furnishing a machine gun to anyone younger than 18.
In Ohio, the law states that a child of any age can shoot a handgun, machine gun -- any gun, for that matter, under proper adult supervision.
"We have very liberal gun laws, as does West Virginia and Kentucky," Scott said. "Some states don't trust their citizens with guns."
Scioto County Sheriff Marti Donini said he took his teenage son to a southern Ohio machine gun shoot a few years ago.
"They showed him all the ways to hold and use the gun," Donini said."It was pretty well supervised."
When asked why let a child shoot a machine gun at all, Scott replied, "Why not? It's just an inanimate object. You don't just hand the car keys to a 16 year old and say have a nice day. You show them how to do it."
Scott said shooting guns isn't about age, it's about responsibility.
Came across this story today. I wonder why they don't print the same article when a football player dies in practice, "Football and Kids: Should They Mix?"
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/35632594.html
MINFORD, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Machine guns and kids -- they're two things many of us don't often put together.
But there are many gun-loving families throughout the region that start their children using firearms early and often. Following is the story of a tragedy at a recent machine gun shoot, as well as support of the Second Amendment -- the constitutional right to have and bear arms for Americans of any age.
The tragedy involved a child in a New England state during an organized machine gun shoot similar to one held in our area every summer.
At the annual southern Ohio machine gun shoot near Minford, Ohio, organizers encourage parents to bring children of all ages, saying they're never too young to experience the thrill of firing a machine gun.
"We want everyone to know that it can be done safely and competently," said Ralph Scott, the organizer of the local machine gun shoot.
At a recent Massachusetts machine gun shoot, 8-year-old Cristopher Bizilj accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi and died. The organizers of the shoot are facing manslaughter charges. Massachusetts law prohibits furnishing a machine gun to anyone younger than 18.
In Ohio, the law states that a child of any age can shoot a handgun, machine gun -- any gun, for that matter, under proper adult supervision.
"We have very liberal gun laws, as does West Virginia and Kentucky," Scott said. "Some states don't trust their citizens with guns."
Scioto County Sheriff Marti Donini said he took his teenage son to a southern Ohio machine gun shoot a few years ago.
"They showed him all the ways to hold and use the gun," Donini said."It was pretty well supervised."
When asked why let a child shoot a machine gun at all, Scott replied, "Why not? It's just an inanimate object. You don't just hand the car keys to a 16 year old and say have a nice day. You show them how to do it."
Scott said shooting guns isn't about age, it's about responsibility.