Girl Who Accidentally Shot Her Instructor With An Uzi Said The Gun Was Too Much For Her...

 A 9-year-old girl who accidentally killed a shooting range instructor with an Uzi had said immediately after the shooting that she felt the gun was too much for her and had hurt her shoulder, according to police reports released Tuesday.

Her family members were focused on the girl because they thought she was injured by the gun’s recoil and didn’t immediately realize instructor Charles Vacca had been shot until one of his colleagues ran over.

The shooting sparked intense debate over whether it was appropriate for the girl’s parents to let her handle such a powerful weapon. Kids going on hunts with their elders is a rite of passage in rural America, but critics questioned the purpose of training a child to shoot an Uzi.

The family, whose hometown hasn’t been revealed by investigators, had taken a shuttle on Aug. 25 from Las Vegas south to the Last Stop range in White Hills, Arizona. Once arriving there, the girl, her parents, sister and brother took a monster truck ride before heading out to the shooting range.

Vacca’s family called the shooting “a tragic accident” in an interview with the “Today” show, adding that they feel sorry for the girl and her family. “We don’t want their life to revolve around this,” Vacca’s daughter Ashley said in the interview.Culled

* Hmm, i just don't know what to make of this, is she not too young to be taking gun lessons in the first place