When I was in Marine boot camp, extraordinary precautions were taken to train us on how to operate an M-16 and we were mostly 18-year-old men. We had a full week of "snapping in" where we spent hours with the unloaded M-16 in various firing positions before we were even allowed to fire a live round. We also had days of training sessions on range safety, ballistics, how to handle recoil and all of that.
So speaking as a highly trained Marine, it is insulting to see this "Bullets and Burgers" roadside joint treat the firing of machines guns so cavalierly and irresponsibly. I went through weeks of basic training to even get my hands on a loaded semi-automatic weapon and this reckless outfit puts the same type of weapon in the hands of a 9-year-old girl for the purchase of an "adventure" package that includes a burger and fries. It is so stupid when you consider the recoil from such a weapon can put a Marine on the ground when not handled properly.
I feel badly that the 9-year-old girl and the families (of both the girl and the victim) have to live with this the rest of their lives. As well, the gun grabbers now have plenty more ammo in which to attempt to deny the rest of our our Second Amendment rights. All because common sense is apparently in short supply in the sands of Nevada.
I remember many times when I was in infantry basic training that accidents were just split seconds from being deadly. One thing I was taught was to keep my finger off the trigger until I was ready to shoot for effect. There were still incidents . One I remember was at the 25 yard range and a not so bright(really) recruit was still on the line when firing was called off. This guy actually fired a round when the drill sgt. was scoring the cards. Another time was when we were training to shoot anti tank grenades. I as were all others ordered to keep our finger out of the guard until we were set to fire. I remember putting the M1 to my shoulder very tight. I don’t recall the sequence of actions but I do recall that when I put my finger on the trigger I ended up sitting on the ground. So I learned about unintended consequences happening in split seconds. I always was with my sons as they progressed from BB guns to high powered rifles and shotguns and good NRA background training.