Quote Originally Posted by sanjuro_ronin View Post
I thought there was an age limit for firearm use in the US, no?
No, there isn't. There are certain laws governing the supervision of a child while they use a weapon, but nothing that absolutely bans a child from using one with supervision. This child did have the minumum supervision by law. And now he's dead.

Not that I don't agree that parents should have the right to introduce thier children to fire arms in the maner of thier chosing, but if kids are getting killed, then there needs to be a bit more regulation. Full auto weapons have no place in civilian society and absolutly no place in the hands of a child.

Since 99.9999999% of the respopnsable parents wouldn't let thier 8-year-old touch an assault rifle in the first place, making a minumum age for the handling of assault rifles will only crimp they style of those too foolish to protect thier children without Uncle Sam hovering over thier sholder.