An eight-year-old boy died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision at a gun fair.

Christopher Bizilj from Connecticut, lost control of the weapon while firing it when he attended the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the 375-acre Westfield Sportsman's Club in Massachusetts.

 

The boy was with a certified instructor and 'was shooting the weapon down range when the force of the weapon made it travel up and back toward his head, where he suffered the injury,' police said.

He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.

 

Though police said the incident was 'purely accidental,' a combined investigation of local police and the office of Hampden County District Attorney was underway.

Asked to comment on the advisability of an eight-year-old shooting an automatic weapon which was originally designed for the Israeli military, a spokesman said, 'Once we have more information on what happened and how it happened, we'll be in a position to make public statements (on the incident).'

Witnesses said the boy was conscious and lying on the ground at the shooting range with a wound to the right side of his head when police and emergency services arrived at the scene.

After first aid was administered, Christopher was taken to the hospital accompanied by his father.

Gun enthusiasts under the age of 16 were admitted free to the expo and free 22-calibre pistol and rifle shooting for adults and children was offered.

Promotional material for the gun fair said it was 'all legal and fun' and stated that people were allowed to fire weapons at vehicles, pumpkins and other targets.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1080978/Boy-8-dies-accidentally-shooting-head-firing-Uzi-submachine-gun.html

Oh my gosh!! Wow, thats just terrible! Heart goes out to the family!

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HOW on earth can people under 18 be able to get in there??

I think there shouldn't even be fairs around weapons at all.

Free entry when you're under 16?

That is just crazy.

Unbelievable.

 

And I don't know why it is permitted to shoot weapons on a fair?

There should be stricter laws.

I am always speechless when I see documentaries about the handlings with weapons in America.

 

That's really terrible. My heart goes out to the family as well.

yea i saw this on our local news. it really is so sad. i cant believe a kid that young was even allowed to hold that gun.

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HOW

I am always speechless when I see documentaries about the handlings with weapons in America.

 

That's really terrible. My heart goes out to the family as well.

 

This is really sad, poor boy:cry: and I completly agree with you about them having stricter laws, the trouble is Americas love of guns makes far too much money for the likes of Colt,Sig Sauer,Glock etc and I can't see any of the gun companies refusing to supply any time soon.