Saturday, August 30, 2014

Oh, no! North Carolina laws allow children to use automatic guns


A 9-year-old Arizona girl’s accidental killing of her firearms instructor this week reignited the national debate over guns, but with an unusual focus: children using fully automatic rifles.

North Carolina is among 30 states that don’t prohibit children from using rifles, whether it’s a .22-caliber squirrel rifle or a fully automatic Uzi like the one in the Arizona accident.
Some gun-control advocates are using the incident to call for new laws, but Charlotte-area gun experts say the answer is common sense and better training for instructors.

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4 comments:

  1. LiberTarHeelAugust 30, 2014 at 12:45 PM

    Beware the comments accompanying the article. They're bad for your blood pressure, and may lower your IQ, just by association.

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  2. BadgerAugust 30, 2014 at 1:39 PM

    I hate to sound insensitive but at some point, people need to use common sense. I started teaching my daughter to shoot at age six. If you have ever shot, a gun you know what happens from recoil. I never stood over my daughter or any child while teaching them to shoot. I never allowed my head to be above theirs. I always either knelt or sat directly behind them when firing. While learning I only allowed their guns to have one round. By age nine, my daughter was shooting a 20 gauge single shot. Other than her Ruger 10/22, she was only allowed a single shot until she turned sixteen. No way in hell would I give a gun to a new shooter with a 30 round clip. This was a stupid accident that never should have happened caused by not thinking.

    Badger

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    1. Brock TownsendAugust 30, 2014 at 4:56 PM

      at some point, people need to use common sense.

      What a novel thought. :)

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  3. Brock TownsendAugust 30, 2014 at 4:51 PM

    I liked this me though.

    There they go again,

    "North Carolina laws allow children to use automatic guns",
    "Some gun-control advocates are using the incident to call for new laws",

    Headline
    NC law allows children to use household cleaners,
    some bleach control advocates call for new laws,

    Headline
    NC law allows children to swim in pools and lakes,
    some fun control advocates call for new laws,

    NC law allows children to cross road,
    some pedestrian control advocates call for new laws,

    Dear, God, save us from the control freaks.

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