Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Connecticut, shot himself in the head when he lost control of the 9mm micro submachine gun as it recoiled while he was firing at a pumpkin.
Police have said the shooting at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportsman's Club on Sunday was an accident.
Hampden County District Attorney William Bennett said he is investigating whether the gun fair violated the state's firearms law by allowing the boy to fire the machine gun, and also whether it was "a reckless or wanton act to allow an 8-year-old to use a fully loaded automatic weapon."
"At this point in the investigation I have found no lawful authority which allows an 8-year-old to possess or fire a machine gun," Bennett said in a statement.
Daniel Vice, senior attorney with the Washington-based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said his interpretation is that Massachusetts law specifically prohibits "furnishing a machine gun to any person under 18."
"It is unconscionable that the gun fair allowed and encouraged young children to fire machine guns," he said in a statement.
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The child was attending the gun show with his father and older brother.
And where was the child's father when all this occurred you ask ...
On Monday, Bizilj told The Boston Globe he was about 10 feet behind his son and reaching for his camera when the weapon fired.
He said his family avoided larger weapons, but he let his son try the Uzi because it's a small weapon with little recoil.
Reaching for his CAMERA!
The asshole should have been reaching for his brain - something he obviously does not have - letting an 8 year-old fire an automatic weapon!
This tragic loss of a young life is horrific but the real tragedy is the lack of sense displayed by the boy's father and the 'circling of the wagons' of the gun show people saying they aren't to blame.
By damn, they aren't!
He said his family avoided larger weapons, but he let his son try the Uzi because it's a small weapon with little recoil.
Reaching for his CAMERA!
The asshole should have been reaching for his brain - something he obviously does not have - letting an 8 year-old fire an automatic weapon!
This tragic loss of a young life is horrific but the real tragedy is the lack of sense displayed by the boy's father and the 'circling of the wagons' of the gun show people saying they aren't to blame.
By damn, they aren't!
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