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Family of U.S. gun instructor feels sorry for 9-year-old girl who accidentally killed him with Uzi

Associated Press | August 29, 2014 3:17 PM ET
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In this Aug. 25, 2014 image made from video provided by the Mohave County Sheriff Department, firing-range instructor Charles Vacca, left, shows a 9-year old girl how to use an Uzi.
AP Photo/Mohave County Sheriff DepartmentIn this Aug. 25, 2014 image made from video provided by the Mohave County Sheriff Department, firing-range instructor Charles Vacca, left, shows a 9-year old girl how to use an Uzi.
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SAN DIEGO — The accidental killing of a firing range instructor by a 9-year-old girl learning to shoot an Uzi unleashed a storm of criticism and anger, with much of it aimed at her parents.

Groups seeking to reduce gun violence have said it was reckless to let the girl handle such a powerful weapon and are calling for tighter regulations regarding children and guns.

But the ex-wife and children of instructor Charles Vacca say they harbour no ill feelings toward the girl and her family. Instead, they feel sorry for the child and want to write her a letter to comfort her.

“That’s truly how we feel,” Vacca’s ex-wife, Anamarie, told The Associated Press by phone.


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Charles Vacca was standing next to the girl when she squeezed the trigger at the Last Stop range in Arizona, south of Las Vegas. The recoil wrenched the Uzi upward, and the 39-year-old Vacca was fatally shot once in the head.

Anamarie Vacca said she has not spoken to the girl or her parents since the accident Monday, but her children want to write the letter, “knowing their family has to grieve through the same process.”

The identities of the girl and her family have not been released.

“I know we’re going to let her know to not revolve her life around it,” Anamarie Vacca said about the accident.


The family first talked about their feelings toward the girl on NBC’s “Today” show.

Sam Scarmardo, who operates the outdoor shooting range in the desert, has said the parents had signed waivers saying they understood the rules and were standing nearby, video-recording their daughter, when the accident happened.

Investigators released 27 seconds of the footage showing the girl from behind as she fires at a black-silhouette target. The footage, which does not show the instructor actually being shot, helped feed the furor on social media and beyond.

Prosecutors say they do not plan to file charges.

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AP Photo/John LocherA man closes off an entrance to the Last Stop outdoor shooting range Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, in White Hills, Ariz. Gun range instructor Charles Vacca was accidentally killed Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 at the range by a 9-year-old with an Uzi submachine gun.

 

[Lo-ki]

It's always fun and games until somebody looses and eye.

Than it's a sport

 

[1nitestan]

I believe the legal age to shoot a firearm in that state is 8yrs old. But to let anyone handle a weapon with a recoil of the magnitude of an Uzi (man,woman or child) is simply irresponsible on the part of the gun "professional" who got killed. Not saying he deserved to die but...what was he honestly expecting. He was also positioned incorrectly while demonstrating/teaching firearms usage. You always stand behind the shooter. Never alongside.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

He was also positioned incorrectly while demonstrating/teaching firearms usage. You always stand behind the shooter. Never alongside.

hell, i'd have been standing behind THE PARENTS!!! :fear:

 

[westwoody]

You can get pink assault rifles and 45cal handguns with Hello Kitty logos all over. That's weird.

 

[Slapshot1]

And we shake our heads when we see footage of Middle Eastern kids learning how to use automatic weapons.

 

[PuntMeister]

You can get pink assault rifles and 45cal handguns with Hello Kitty logos all over. That's weird.

Hey, I don't see anything wrong with having a Hello Kitty image, or Barbie or that purple fag dinosaur on your automatic weapon. It's bad-ass. But you really should be an adult to emblazen your Uzi with a Hello Kitty logo. And when you slowly pull the trigger, be sure to whisper H-e-l-l-o k-i-t-t-y in your best Vin Diesel or Chuck Heston or Clint Eastwood voice. You gotta represent the full meal deal on the range, or they may just think you are weird.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

oops, copyrighted image

 

[Real Sonny Burnett]

 

[uncleg]

Hey, I don't see anything wrong with having a Hello Kitty image, or Barbie or that purple fag dinosaur on your automatic weapon. It's bad-ass. But you really should be an adult to emblazen your Uzi with a Hello Kitty logo. And when you slowly pull the trigger, be sure to whisper H-e-l-l-o k-i-t-t-y in your best Vin Diesel or Chuck Heston or Clint Eastwood voice. You gotta represent the full meal deal on the range, or they may just think you are weird.

...........wonder what's being whispered here..................?

 

[wilde]

...........wonder what's being whispered here..................?

Yo dude, wanna catch Broke Back Mountain after we shoot the shit out of those deers?




Seriously, I truly feel bad for the girl and the gun instructor's family. If there was ever another example for stricter gun control, this is it but no the instructor's family chose to forgive the young girl and chalk it up as nothing but an accident. A very phucking AVOIDABLE accident if you ask me...

 

[uncleg]

Yo dude, wanna catch Broke Back Mountain after we shoot the shit out of those deers?




Seriously, I truly feel bad for the girl and the gun instructor's family. If there was ever another example for stricter gun control, this is it but no the instructor's family chose to forgive the young girl and chalk it up as nothing but an accident. A very phucking AVOIDABLE accident if you ask me...

....wonder what the response would be if she wasn't the EX-wife....? Some interesting shit coming out of this about guns and tourists.......living the American gun culture.