9-Year-Old Girl Accidentally Shoots Shooting Instructor In The Head
A 9-year-old girl accidentally shot a gun instructor in the head Monday morning at a shooting a range in Dolan Springs, Arizona. The shooting happened about 10 a.m. at an outdoor range, according to the the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.
The instructor was airlifted to a Las Vegas-area hospital for treatment, according to CBS.
Neither his identity nor the girl’s was released. His condition is not known at this time.
Deputies said this case is under investigation.
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FredC1968 August 28th, 2014 at 13:57
After seeing the footage, I saw serious issues:
The most obvious was the child was too small to properly operate that firearm.
The second was the instructor gave what would be poor instructions for an adult. I’ve shot submachineguns as a civilian. Additionally, I’ve shot general purpose machineguns, heavy machineguns, and actual assault rifles during my time in the Army.
Since most comments I’ve seen on this page are anti-firearm and really anti-firearm owner, I suspect most people haven’t heard the term “Range Jerk.” A range jerk is someone who encourages and inexperienced shooter a firearm that is too much for them. They are usually young men who get a young woman, without shooting experience, to fire some very powerful revolver designed for dispatching very large predators, like a bear or feral hog. They think it’s funny or cute. This is a dangerous practice. In fact, the only known person killed by a .500 S&W Magnum was due to a range jerk. She couldn’t handle the prodigious recoil, and she shot herself.
What happened here was a variation of this behavior; it is similar to yelling “fire” in a crowded theater.
A basic concept in firearms learning is to start with something that is less powerful and as one’s ability improves move to something more powerful.
A typical firearm to teach basic marksmanship and applied safety is euphemistically called a “kiddie rifle.” A kiddie rifle is typically a single shot small rifle chambered in .22LR. These have very little recoil and no chance for a followup shot. Although a submachinegun firing in semiautomatic mode will typically have less recoil than a pistol chambered for the same cartridge; in automatic mode, the followup shots will create a cumulative recoil effect.
I blame the facility and the instructor. They should have acted better.
This whole mess could have been avoided.