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Family of shooting instructor killed by young girl sues range

by Daniel Terrill

The family of the instructor killed in 2014 when a 9-year-old girl lost control of a machine gun filed a wrongful death suit last week against the Arizona range that employed him.

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Dems to redefine ‘assault weapon’ as part of ban on youth use

by Chris Eger

Lawmakers on Tuesday introduced new legislation to Congress that would bar use of all select-fire and many semi-automatic firearms to youth under 16.

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Lawmaker withdraws Uzi-only ban bill

by Chris Eger

Just over a month after proposing a new law to ban youth under 13 years of age in Louisiana from being able to shoot an Uzi submachine gun, a Democratic lawmaker has pulled the measure from consideration.

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Lawmaker proposes narrow bill to keep kids from Uzis – and only Uzis

by Chris Eger

Citing a high-profile range accident last year that occurred 1,300 miles away, a Louisiana Democrat wants to ban youth under 13 years of age in her state from being able to shoot an Uzi submachine gun.

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Arizona lawmaker moves to end private gun sales without background checks

by Chris Eger

An Arizona lawmaker has submitted a trio of bills that call for expanded background checks on private gun transfers and limits on firearm use by youth under 14.

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Lawmaker pushes for ban on youth shooting machine guns

by Chris Eger

A week after an incident in which a 9-year old girl accidentally shot her instructor with an Uzi, a state representative is proposing to ban the practice.

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9-year-old girl who accidentally shot instructor said Uzi was ‘too much for her’ (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

“We need a helicopter,” the caller said to the 911 dispatcher. “An ambulance ain’t gonna work.”

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Uzi gun range owner discusses policy review (VIDEO)

by Joey Clementine

Sam Scarmardo, the operator of the machine gun range in Nevada where an instructor was killed when a 9-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed him while firing an Uzi, appeared on the show "All In With Chris Hayes" to discuss the Nevada range's policy on age limitations for shooting machine guns.

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9-year-old girl accidentally kills instructor teaching her to shoot Uzi (VIDEO)

by Daniel Terrill

Doctors pronounced Charles Vacca, 39, dead at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas just before 9 o'clock Monday night.

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