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Where Kids as Young as 5 Learn to Shoot Automatic Weapons

Tots on the Range

After a 9-year-old accidentally killed an Arizona shooting instructor, we surveyed 58 U.S. gun ranges about age limits and what kinds of guns kids can shoot. The results may shock you.

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The accidental shooting death of a firearms instructor by a 9-year-old girl operating a fully automatic Uzi at a shooting range in White Hills, Arizona, raised a number of questions about children and firearms.

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