I hate to hear of any child dying, so I was upset to read last night of the little boy who accidentally killed himself with an Uzi. Looks like no laws were broken. Eight-year-old Christopher was allowed, by his watching father and a licenced and certified instructor, to shoot a pumpkin. No one could have anticipated the boy's death.
Having gun-loving children, I wonder if I could have been Christopher's father, reaching for my camera as my son takes a shot. The answer is no. We're just not gun show people. My kids are, but not my husband or me. If we were? Yes, I would have let a teenager try the Uzi, but not a little boy of eight. Not even my son of ten because he is not very strong and I doubt he could handle the gun's kick.
It was a parenting choice that ended with a nightmare. I don't think any one should be punished; however, this was Massachusetts, home to some of the toughest gun laws in the country, and I am sure gun-control groups will use this terrible event for their own agenda.
What do ya'll think: would you let your child fire an Uzi?
