[JoeProBono]

As his father, Sean Connery snaps a photograph, left, Devin Connery of Lunenburg, fires a Heckler & Koch Universal Machine-Pistol at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo sponsored by the Westfield Sportsman Club and C.O.P. Firearms and Training on Sunday. Later in the day, an 8-year-old boy, Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Conn., accidentally shot himself to death while shooting an UZI.

Authorities say Police Chief Edward Fleury promoted the gun exposition where Christopher Bizilj died.

[Mmogamer]

Shouldn’t they be after the Dad instead?

[misterrob]

How tragic for all involved.

[Brilliant]

It’s not easy to control a machine gun. Can’t imagine letting an 8 year old do it.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

How did the former police chief cause the death?

[Seven plus One]

I've seen a large man limp-wrist a Super Blackhawk and put an ugly notch in his forehead with the front sight. The story I read when this happened mentioned a 'Micro-Uzi', very short, no stock. They fire at around 1100 rpm. What moron could possibly imagine that the muzzle would even approximately point downrange with a little kid firing it? Everybody involved in this is at very least criminally negligent, starting with Dad. I can't think of a valid use for these things, although there must be one, since they are made. They certainly are not toys.

[Sergio]

“Without further instruction or guidance from the line officer, the decedent placed his fingers on the trigger mechanism of the weapon and attempted to raise the Micro Uzi to his shoulder. The stock of the weapon slipped down from the decedent’s shoulder and the barrel of same spun upward. The decedent attempted to prevent the weapon from falling, and in doing so, the gun spun upward,”

From what is written above, it seems that the firearm was falling from the 8 year old's hands, stock first. It is an absolutely normal reaction at that age to keep the firearm from falling and striking the ground. As most people would normally do, the young boy pivoted at the waist to "catch" the firearm before it hit the ground, in doing so, his head moved forward so it was now "Over" the firearm. At the same time he tightened his grip on the part of the firearm that he had a hold of. Unfortunately, he was holding onto the grip and trigger of the weapon with enough strength to fire the weapon. A terrible accident and my heart goes out to all those involved.

However, had there been only one bullet in the Uzi, essentially turning it into a big, heavy, single shot pistol, the results would have been the same.

The prosecutor will demonize the weapon, but it's a red herring. The cause of this death was not the weapon, but poor control of a loaded weapon. The jury will have to decide on the responsible parties. Prayers to all involved.