What's worse is that the 15 year-old repeatedly told the father of the kid that the Uzi was probably too powerful, and that he should choose something else. But no, the father insisted he get to fire the Uzi. However amateur, the teenager actually had more sense for the kid's preservation than dad did.
Well, isn't that nice of him./sarc
I don't think the father should be charged either, but not because the father feels the worst.
Who is this prosecutor?
Full size uzi with wood stock. NEVER give a submachinegun to someone if they are untrained, esp. if it has a HROF and a collapsable stock. Thompsons...sure, Beretta 41s...yep, Stens...sure.....Mini uzis and MACs...hell no!
I remember shooting 12 gauges and my dads Mac10 when I was around 10. This is unfortunate.