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Old 11-02-2008, 10:19 PM   #466
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Originally Posted by chumdawg View Post
Of course not. Just wondering, though, if you think that kid had every right to handle that weapon.

It killed him, of course, so I suspect that in the future there will be more safeguards. But I reckon you would be against any restraints that would have kept that young man from firing that weapon.
No. I am in favor of the Federal NFA rules regarding fully automatic weapons and other level 3 NFA weapons.

I do not think that a child should ever handle a weapon like that in any situation at any time.

I think that what happened was negligent in a criminal fashion.
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