maurice, the national rifle association tells us that charles vacca was not an n.r.a. certified instructor. >> dubois: john blackstone, thank you. police in omaha says an officer's bullet killed a crew member of "cops" last night as police old fire on a robbery suspect. brice deyon, a tv sound man, was hit in a part of his upper body not covered by his protective vest. dion was 38-years-old. the robbery suspect also died. tonight big storms are churning off both u.s. coasts. hurricane cristobal to the east and marie in the west downgraded today from a hurricane to a tropical storm, both are hundreds of miles offshore, but they are generating life- threatening rip currents and waves. in southern california, high surf advisories are up from baja to santa barbara. teri okita is monitoring the surge on seal beach south of los angeles. teri? >> reporter: maurice, the waves killed at least one, a surfer near malibu, pulled unconscious from the water. the waves here reached as high as two-story buildings today. it's a surfer's delight but the swells also required the rescue o

charles vacca was not an n.r.a.ertified instructor. >> dubois: police in omaha say an officer's bullet killed a crew member of police show cops last night as police opened fire on a robbery suspect. a tv sound man was hit in the part of his upper body not covered by his protective vest. he was 38 years old and the robbery suspect died. >>> storms churning off both coasts cristobal in the east and marie in the west downgraded today to a tropical storm, both hundreds of miles offshore but generating life-threatening rip currents and dangerous waves. in southern california, high surf advisories are up from baja to santa barbara. teri okita is monitoring the surge south of los angeles. >> the waves have killed at least one person, a surfer near malibu pulled unconscious from the water. the waves here reached as high as two-story buildings today. it's a surfer's delight but the swells also require the rescue of dozens of people along southern california's coast. nearly 200 were pulled from the water yesterday in l.a. and

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but when she fires, she loses control, accidently shooting vacca b vacca dead. >> it's like losing a brother. these aren't employees or associates. these are family. >> reporter: the shooting is tragic clee similar to this one in 2008 when an 8-year-old boy fired an uzi, it recoiled, killing him. there's no federal law prohibiting children from shooting ranges. in pennsylvania, one range we found kids have to be 12 or older. in california, 7. one texas range allows kids do pull the trigger as young as six. some firing ranges like the centennial gun club in colorado say that is too young. >> we've chosen not to let a 9-year-old shoot in our club. >> why? >> they're still developing. there's a strength issue, a maturity issue, competency issue. >> reporter: today we fired the same caliber bullet.. you can see the kick. a powerful force that some firearms experts say may be too much for kids to handle. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> and we have a big headline to tell you about tonight, a lawsuit filed by parents across the country worried about children's sports and concussions.

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give me one shot. >> then vacca sets the uzi on automatic.rl pulls the trigger, tragedy. the powerful recoil makes her lose control of the weapon. 39-year-old vacca is shot in the head killing him. >> how does a 9-year-old get an uz. in her hands. >> a 9-year-old gets an uzi within her hand, within the criteria, 8 years old. shoot firearms. we instruct kids, 5, don't handle firearms, under the supervision of their parents and range masters. >> reporter: on this range outside austin, texas, girls as young as 6 are getting gun safety training with serious fire power. but these semiautomatic, ar-15s don't have the same kickback as aautomatic uzi. just 7. the gun industry is looking for people like her. >> when you teach kids that young you take the mystery out of the gun. they know to respect it if you teach them to respect it. >> reporter: nicky jones leads austin sure shots. a women's only shooting club that runs the kids' training course. though this event is individually sponsored the national rifle association and industry sponsored organiz

the gun recoiled and accidentally shot vacca while he was trying to lean in and help her control the weapon. it might surprise you, but there are no laws governing how young is too young to shoot a gun in our area. scott broom is on a competitive shooting range with more on the story in maryland. >> reporter: in the eyes of the law both here in maryland and in virginia if a child can hold a gun, he or she can shoot it legally. what happened in arizona is a shocking accident, but youtube is filled with videos proving that it is not uncommon for extremely young children to handle deadly weapons. in this video the kids are so young they need adults to hold the guns for them. in this video the gun has the appearance of a video game assault rifle. even here at the north american rod and gun club in hagerstown, maryland, home to one of the most storied youth shooting programs the videos are shocking, particularly the video of a 9-year-old being handed an uzi submachine gun. >> a child that young cannot have a gun of that nature. >> reporter: norris deefenberger has coached kids more than 4

vacca's last words to the 9- year-old - "all right, full auto." deputies say the uzi kicks back -- and at least one bullet is fired into vacca's head. the death has set off a powerful debate on social media -- with many asking why the small girl was handed an uzi here at the "last stop" range in the first place. the operator says it was legal, licensed.and the parents had signed waivers. return to index of stories... the operative this is not the first time something like this has happened. in 2008 an 8-year-old boy in connecticut accidentally killed himself at a gun show when he couldn't handle the recoil on an uzi. one similar to the gun which killed vacca. coming up at 5:30. the fire burning in the layout. this new video into our newsroom fire fighters are fighting with smoke can be seen for miles around. one building had burned in the flames are threatening homes in that area. now looking at videos this is a live picture kron 4 relationship partner. this is considered a suspicious fire that happened at an encampment near the highway. the bigge

-- is fired into vacca. >> it's like losing family. >> reporter: sam operates last stop arizona, the outdoor range in white hills where it all happened monday morning. near the range is rosie's [ indiscernible ] where charlie used to visit. >> all the customers are talking about it. it's heartbreaking. we knew him down there. it's been a rough day. >> reporter: this news itself is of course devastating. but it also raised concerns among viewers that we brought to the range operator. how does a 9-year-old get an uzi in her hands? >> a 9-year-old gets an uzi in her hand when, uhm, when, uhm, -- there were some criteria is 8-year-old to shoot firearms. we instruct kids as young as 5 in 22 rifles. they don't get to handle high firearms. they are under the supervision of their parents and our professional range masters. >> police say no charges have been filed. >>> giant swells rolling into the shores of southern california. but stay on the beach. these big waves are bringing big dangers, as well. >> and we want to invite all your pet lovers, send us your questions about their health and

one of the bullets struck vacca in the head. and later announced dead at a nevada hospital. joining me now is jim cavanaugh. jim, it sort of defies commonsense. >> we need to have a change and the gun ranges need to accept the challenge to make a change. the small children do not have the wrist strength and the lower arm strength to be able to control these weapons designed originally for military. >> tell us about a uzi and what kind of recoil, what kind of strength would you need to control the kickback from that weapon when you shoot it? >> andrea, great point. uzi invented the gun. he was a german-born israeli. it was made for military, light infantry, law enforcement security. secret service has used the gun for years. it's easily concealable under their jackets. but because of the nature of the design of the weapon, it doesn't have a long hold for leak a normal rifle or some machine gun. it's very short. it has a pistol grip and, of course, when it's put on full automatic mode, as this submachine gun -- what it is, it's a

instructor charles vacca is showing the 9-year-old how to shoot an uzi gun. investigators say the uzi backed up and shot a bullet into his head. this fuels the debate over children and guns. >> a 9-year-old gets an uzi in her hand. we instruct kids as young as 5, and they don't get to handle high firearms, but they're under the supervision of their parents and our professional range master's. >> vacca had more than a dozen years of military experience. the accident is still under investigation. >> two hurricanes on opposite coasts are creating similar problems along the beaches tonight. greta kreuz is in our newsroom with a look at the ocean dangers out there. >> well alison, neither hurricane is expected to directly hit land, but a major concern are the rip currents. the big waves are a surfer's paradise and a lifeguard's nightmare. >> huge waves crashing off the southern california coast have become a magnet for surfers. >> this is definitely the best state of malibu now, because we're seeing the best waves in about 30 years-plus. >> hurricane marie is fuel

the gun rotated backwards while still firing, shooting vacca. the owner of the shooting range thinks the weapon malfunctioned but this does represent the second deadly incident involving annizy and a child. two years ago in massachusetts an 11-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the head it, too, captured on video. terrifying. >>> clearing a path to school. live with a look at cleanup efforts in napa after sunday's big quake. >>> a stabbing near a popular shopping area in the south bay. police searching for the suspect those morning. we'll have 15 minutes of nonstop news after the break. >> announcer: you're watching 15 minutes of continuous news, weather and traffic on "today in the bay." >>> a man in the hospital with a stab wound, and police are searching for the person responsible. this happened last night near lawrence expressway and saratoga avenue. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live in san jose where investigators are put together the pieces. what do we know about what happened? >> reporter: well, good morning, sam. we can tell

they said vacca was probably the most criminally negligent for allowing the new jersey girl to hold thegun without training. >>> no suspects or a motive in a deadly shooting in philadelphia's frankfurt section. nbc 10 on the 4300 block of penn street at 1:00 this morning. that's where police found a 34-year-old man shot in the head. police drove the man to the hospital but he died a short time later. >>> and northeast philly, police are on the hunt for two men who stole dozens of car batteries from a walmart store, roosevelt boulevard and bluegrass road. the suspects backed a truck into the storage area and cut the locks. they made off with about 90 batteries worth $6,000. >>> and heading south, new castle county police are looking for this man. they say he burglarized a home in the 200 block of pennsylvania avenue on friday. this is a surveillance picture, the man actually inside the home. police say he took several things from the home. >>> from our trenton bureau, the school year for students at trenton central high school will begin with some sacrifices. the school building students

instructor charlie vacca is leaning over the 9-year-old girl telling her how to handle the uzi as shezes off a shot. then moments later she pulls the trigger for a burst of fire and the 9 millimeter sub machine gun jumps toward vacca's head and he is mortally wounded. >> we don't know what happened. our guys are trained to basically hover over people when they're shooting. and if they're shooting right-handed we have our right hand behind them and if they're left-handed the same thing. >> reporter: developed in the 1950s the uzi can fire ten rounds per second at close to 900 miles an hour and in the hand of a skilled marksman it can be highly effective and they've long argued that guns in the hands of young people bring inher haddent risks. 28 states plus washington, d.c., have laws to prosecute adults to allow children unsupervised access to guns, but they point out such laws don't apply to supervised use. >> this might not bea i law in the books, but where this is one of the situations where common sense should dictate the behaviors and it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense access

the recoil sent the gun over her head and the victim was shot. 39-year-old charms vacca, father and war veteran was airlifted to las vegas medical center but didn't survive his injuries. the bullets -- the gun range has been operating for years and they never have had an incident like this. >> our guys are trained to basically hover over people whether they're shooting. you know, if shooting right- handed, we have the right hand behind them ready to push the weapon out of the way and if they're left handed, the sail thing. >> reporter: investigators say no laws were broken. in arizona it's up to the gun range to permit minors to fire a gun. they have already changed their regulations since the incident. shooters will be required to be 5 feet tall or 12 years of age. vinita nair, cbs news. the laws do not apply on private property or if the minor is accompanied by a parent or certified instructor as in this case. >>> the brand new turfs arrived on campus this morning to move into -- [indiscernible] they can check in between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. freshmen are encouraged to move in now a

and that it's something that we're all going to have to live with. >> vacca was teaching the girl to use that uzi at an arizona gun range when the gun was switched to automatic mode, the kickback caused the gun to lurch and she shot him in the head. amazon, facebook, now google. everybody wants to get into the drone delivery business. yesterday google unveiled project wing. a small flying device that is controlled remotely and can deliver goods to hard to reach places. they tested the drones in the australian outback delivering dog treats to this farmer that you see here. the company whose motto famously is don't be evil, said the drones could be used to send medicine to stranded hikers or perhaps to farmers stuck in a field with sick animals. >>> back to the developing news that we are following this hour. britain raising its terror threat level to severe. that in response to that isis threat. british home secretary teresa may said this earlier. >> the judgments that they make are based on the latest intelligence. the increasing threat level is related to developments in syria and i

later she pulls the trigger for a burst of fire and the 9-millimeter submachine gun jumps toward vacca's he is mortally wounded. >> really don't know what happened. our guys are trained to basically hover over people when they're shooting. if they're shooting right-handed, we have our right hand behind them ready to push the weapon out of the way. and the left hand the same way. >> developed in the 1950s the uzi can fire ten rounds per second at close to 900 miles an hour. in the hands of a skilled marksman can can be highly effective. but groups like the law center to prevent gun violence have long argued that guns in the hands of young people bring inherent risks. 28 states plus washington, d.c. have laws to prosecute adults who allow children unsupervised access to guns, but they point out such laws don't apply to supervised use. >> there might not be a law on the books but this is one of those situations where we think common sense should probably dictate our behaviors. and it just doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to give young children access particularly to very powerful automat

. >> reporter: in an instant, instructor charles vacca was dead. >> the loss of life, you have a childs old that already has a fatality on her heart the rest of her life. >> reporter: scott jackson, chief instructor of the bay area firearms training team says there are no national standards about how or when to introduce children to weapons. as a general rule, scott won't train anyone younger than 12. scott says the uzi the girl was using is known for being hard to control in automatic mode. >> if this was fully automatic, you would have to concentrate to keep it down because it would try to walk up. >> reporter: his clients always learn first not supporting the weapon themselves with it resting on a weighted bag. >> reporter: the first thing we are going to do is put one round in the firearm. >> they fire one, it would atmatically be unloaded if they panicked. >> reporter: then we asked scott about this 18-year-old getting praised by an instructor after firing an automatic weapon for the first time. >> that is up to the instructor. >> reporter: as you can see in the video of the nine-

the girl can't control the recoil and instructor charles vacca is hit in the head by at least one bullet. he later died at the hospital. >> we've lost a brother in this unfortunate -- we're going to review our rules and regulations. >> reporter: the shooting range's manager calls it an accident. the policy allows kids 8 and older to fire guns including high powered ones with adult supervision. nationwide, the nra says nearly 1 million youth are taking part in shooting sports events and affiliated programs. several states including arizona it's legal for juveniles to fire guns of all types at shooting ranges if an adult or instructor is present. >> a 9-year-old child, any small child, should not be expected to be able to control a submachine gun. >> reporter: critics question why someone so young should be allowed to shoot a gun that's so powerful. >> i don't see this as a cry for more regulation or new law, rather some common sense. gun ranges, people that love shooting sports, they need to tighten this up themselves. >> reporter: a tactical firearms in texas ceo jeremy alcade is teachin

. >> this video captures the last seconds before instructor charles vacca was accidently shot and killeda 9-year-old student, when she fired the uzi sub machine gun, it recoiled and at least one bullet struck him in the head. people on both sides of the gun control issue are talking about how this tragedy could have been avoided. one parent said it illustrates exactly why he teaches his own children gun safety. >> you can either gun proof your kids or kid proof your guns. >> no charges will be filed in the arizona shooting. the gun range, bullets and burgers, caters to tourist traffic between las vegas and the grand canyon. >>> a non-addictive painkiller, scientists at stanford university said they developed one that works in mice. they were researching links between alcohol consumption and heart health when they made the discovery. they realized an enzyme they had been working with may play a critical role in pain reduction. the work is still preliminary but the doctors say the compound appears to be non-addictive and doesn't carry the same heart and bleeding risks as other painkillers.

this video showing the instructor charles vacca with the girl just before it pulled back.estions. >> how does a 9-year-old get an uzi in her hands? >> well, a 9-year-old gets an uzi within her hands -- the criteria is 8 years old. we instruct kids and they don't get to handle the fire arms but they're under the supervision of their parents and professional range masters. >> authorities say the 9-year-old is from new york. she was at the range while on vacation with her family. >> there's a big difference between uzi and a .22. a very big difference for such a little person to handle. >>> forecasters keeping a close watch on hurricanes on both u.s. coasts. out west, it's hurricane marie. it's not expected to be a threat to land. surf definitely up. surf is definitely up. out in the atlantic, hurricane cristobal with dangerous rip currents. so be careful out there. >> indra petersons with like and the overall forecast. good morning. >> we have hurricanes on both coasts, but unfortunately right on the labor day weekend we do have the strong risk of rip currents. we have alrea

. >> charlie vacca's ex-wife says her heart goes out to the girl.at her family members said to the "today" show. >> we want to make sure they know it was a tragic accident and it is something that we're all going to have to live with. >> joining us now for more is mel robbins and legal analyst, danny savallos. mel, i have to start with you. i read your opinion piece on cnn.com. this is something in which you are very passionate and you don't think these kids should absolutely not have a sub machine gun, but shouldn't be firing these guns at all? >> oh, victor, you are absolutely right. it is actually legal for a kid of any age to handle a machine gun on fully automatic that can pound out 600 bullets a minute. we introduced our own fourth grader this summer to the joys of target shooting with a ..22-caliber rifle. this story wasn't a freak accident. the adults that were around that let this happen from the parents that let a kid on fourth grade on vacation handle a gun that belongs in the hands of a soldier in a combat situation letting their kid do

. >> little girl is being instructed by charles vacca. she loses control of the weapon.did not survive his injuries. >> heart breaking to just put aside what this child is now going to have to deal with and hopefully they are going to find some help for her to deal with what has happened, but danny, let's start with you. are there laws that are preventing children from using uzis? >> there are child access prevention laws in different states. many states have them. unfortunately, arizona is not one of them. even if it did, child access prevention laws really focus on whether a weapon has been left negligently around so someone can discover it. but ultimately, they all sort of focus on whether it was done negligently and a lot of them have provisions that as long as there's some supervision, the law might not apply and that's just a general broad stroke. >> it's at a shooting range with an instructor. >> that's right. it actually doesn't get better than that with respect to to supervision, not only is it an instructor, it's someone who is trained and experienced and it's

the powerful weapon sends the gun out of her control, over her head. 39-year-old instructor charles vacca, a member of california's national guard died later at the hospital. >> she probably hit the full auto, wasn't expecting the recoil that she got, and was completely surprised by it. >> reporter: what it's like when the shots come out? describe it. >> it's going to be like a buzz saw going off in your hands. >> reporter: bullets and burgers advertises on the highway. stop in, fire a machine gun, and enjoy a meal. and their rules fitting within arizona law allow children 8 years old and up to shoot the guns. >> i would want to see a little bit more experience from the girl and see that the girl was little more comfortable handling single shot weapons before giving her a fully automatic weapon. >> reporter: the mohave county sheriff's office has determined there will be no charges. but other states have decided these accidents could be crimes. in 2008 in massachusetts, a 9-year-old boy accidentally shoots himself at a gun show while also firing an uzi. his father records it all on video.

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and so this instructor, charles vacca, who died, 39 years old, we believe he's a young married man. he was an employee. and so this would be a classified as a workplace killing, shooting. >> so you covered a similar case back in 2006? >> there was a case in massachusetts in 2008. it was a gun show. and it was a little boy who was shooting with an uzi, the same thing. and he shot and killed himself. and the man that put together the gun show was charged, not his father, who was videotaping it. and by the way, somebody videotaped this little girl in arizona. we believe it may have been her family. but what was a shooting sportsman type event is now being videotaped. the reasons we don't know. but sometimes parents are proud of their children, right? >> i mean, 9 years of age, you are old enough to know what has happened and to remember that the rest of your life. jean casarez, thank you very much. >>> just ahead, what drives young men, especially westerners, to join jihad? cnn speaks with these two fighters in syria and the chilling interview. do not miss that. >>> also ahead, as pres

that's when her instructor, 39-year-old charles vacca, was hit and killed. >> well, a 9-year-old gets an uzi in her hand when -- they're within the criteria is years old to shoot firearms. we instruct kids as young as 5 and .22 rifles. they're under the supervision of their parents and of our professional range master. >> let's talk about this with radio talk show host, cnn political commentator and gun rights advocate, ben ferguson here. as a gun rights activist, you, my friend, have an issue with this. >> yeah, i just -- you don't give a gun like this to a young girl in this way. that clip should never have been filled, because it's going to recoil. there should have been maybe two or three bullets, let mer try that. and he should have been behind her not beside her. you're talking about a 9-year-old here. you're going to be nervous. exciting at the same time. of course when you're getting those instructions you may not be getting it all. i would not hand this gun to a lot of adults, even, without first seeing how they handle one or two shots because then at least it's not going to

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that will instructor, charles vacca, suffered a gunshot to the head and died.y told her they want to know they do not blame her. >> he was a good person. we know they are, as well. we want to make sure we understand we know it was a tragic accident and that it's something that we're all going to have to live with. >> the daughter ashleigh says she plans on writing a letter to the little girl and her family. >> our sports lead, roger goodell says he messed up. the commissioner announced the league is changing its code of duckett policy regarding domestic violence. every player, referee, broadcaster, will be suspended for six games without pay. the punishment if they will do it again, a lifetime ban. while goodell admitted he "didn't get it right the first time" and the nfl has to do better, two words he did not say in that statement, ray rice. we cannot show you the video but rice, the ravens all pro running back was caught by security cameras dragging his then fiance wife out of a ca is inknow elevator. rice was arrested at the time but never faced prosecution.

. >> reporter: in an instant, instructor es vacca was dead. >> loss of life, you have a child nine years old that already has a fatality on her heart the rest of her life. >> reporter: scott jackson chief instructor of the bay area firearms training team says there are no national standards about how or when to introduce children to firearms. as a general rule, scott won't train anyone younger than 12. >> safe, fire -- >> reporter: scott says the uzi the girl is using is known for being hard to control in automatic mode. >> if this was fully automatic, it would -- you would have to concentrate to keep it down because it would try to walk up. >> reporter: his clients always learn first not supporting the weapon themselves but with it resting on a weighted bag. >> first thing we do is put one round in the firearm. >> reporter: why? >> they fire one. if they panicked after, the gun would automatically be unloaded. >> reporter: then we asked scott about this video of an 18- year-old getting braced by an instructor while fire a firearm in automatic mode for the first time. >> that is up to th

vacca and his family. these folks weather it's a swim instructor, a firing range instructor, all these things. you don't know really at the end of the day who these people are. >> but with this, so far there's been no indication that this particular instructor so far did anything wrong. swimming though, yes, accidents can happen. for me the surprise was that a 9-year-old and at this range they allow kids as young as 8 to go in and handle such a powerful weapon. i shot a smith & wesson. we were doing a story in texas on the conceal handgun law. i was with an instructor, big guy. so i'm standing with the gun and that gun kicked back so hard, my shoulders shook. and that was my first time firing a weapon. obviously this was her first time with this uzi. she's a small kid. that's the surprise and question there that a child that young would be allowed even with a trained instructor who apparently had a great record, a clean record of being an instructor -- >> safety. >> -- that that -- i was just stunned. that

. >> james: moments of instructor charles vacca's life. >>: they're under the supervision of their parents and our instructors. >> mark: extremist group that killed american journalist james foley is holding an american woman hostage. >> james:a family representative says the 26- year-old woman was doing humanitarian aid work in syria when she was abducted by the group. >> james:she's not being identified out of fear for her safety. >> james:meanwhile, an american man has been killed while fighting for extremists in syria, mostly likely for the islamic state. >> james:the man is identified as douglas mcauthur mccain. >> james:canada is evacuating a three-member lab team out of sierra leone after people in their hotel were diagnosed with ebola. >> james:the public agency of canada says none of the team members had any direct contact with the sick individuals and they are not showing any signs of illness. >> james:the agency says they will remain in voluntary isolation and be monitored closely. >> james:the laboratory team was helping to control the outbreak by helping health care workers di

. >> charles vacca's ex-wife reaches out to the girl. know they are as well. we want them to know it was a tragic accident. it is something we all have to live with. >> clinical psychologist was on with us early this morning. it should be more than a letter. these two families should meet and heal together. we have more from jean casarez on the ongoing investigation. >> reporter: christi and victor. from the moment it was called in, it was called an accident. what the country is left with is video. in a day and age where everyone can record everything and they do, we have the last seconds of the firearm instructor's life and the little girl who has to deal with the life that she pulled the trigger of a sub machine gun and killed a human being. an outdoor gun range in arizona. end of summer. a 9-year-old girl learning how to soot an uzi from an instructor. >> all right. give me one shot. >> reporter: those fateful last words. all right. full auto. >> he tells her that and his left-hand is holding the bottom of the magazine. where it shoul

you may see the video captures the final moments of charles vacca's life who was teaching a 9-year-olde gun recoiled causing her to lose control of the gun, accidentally killing vacca in a spray of bullets. the video is sparking so many questions, especially about the age that children should be allowed to handle guns. cnn political commentator ben ferguson and legal analyst mel robins joins us now. good to have you both. just had to talk about this because it's lit up the news and social media. ben, you have experienced -- both of you have experience with guns. i want to talk about instruction, first of all. instructor training specifically. >> yeah. >> look at this video and tell us what you see that is not right. >> a lot of things. first, if you're an instructor, you always stand behind the person. >> no matter their size. >> no matter their size because if they lose control of the gun you don't want to be beside them. i grew up, my dad was in law enforcement. never stood beside me. it was always a simple issue of i'm behind you. my hands are able to get over that gun and the other

charles vacca was accidentally shot in the head as he instructed a 9-year-old girl how to fire a uzi,jumped out of her right hand and struck him beside her. >> 9-year-old gets an uzi in her hand, within the criteria of 8 years old. we instruct kids as young and 5 and .22 handles and they don't get to handle the firearms but they're up der the supervision of their parents and our professional range masters. >> incident is sparking comment from the former secretary of state. >> this incident with the 9-year-old girl is just heartbreaking and horrifying. i mean, first of all, what 9-year-old little girl is strong enough to manage an uzi submachine gun, which is apparently what it was. you know, the kick, the effort to control it. i mean, that's just the height of irresponsibility, to say nothing of the choice of letting your child do that. >> let me turn now to my two cnn political commentators, ben ferguson and marc lamont hill back with us. there's a lot of people talking about this tragic story, guys. it seems though to strike a very different chord than the normal gun debate. why is

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