US girl, 9, shoots dead gun instructor
FacebookCharles Vacca (right) died after he was accidentally shot by a nine-year-old girl as he was showing her how to use an Uzi at a shooting range.

A nine-year-old US girl has accidentally killed an Arizona shooting instructor as he was showing her how to use an automatic Uzi.
Charles Vacca, 39, died shortly after being airlifted to University Medical Centre in Las Vegas, Mohave County sheriff's officials said.
Vacca was standing next to the girl at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in White Hills when she pulled the trigger and the recoil sent the gun over her head, investigators said.

Vacca was standing next to the girl at a shooting range when she pulled the trigger and the recoil sent the gun over her head, investigators said. Photo: Mohave County Sheriff's Office

Authorities said the girl was at the shooting range with her parents. Her name was not released.
It is not known if the range had an age limit on shooting or if the girl was going through a safety class.

A sign at the Last Stop in White Hills, Arizona, directs visitors to shooting range. Photo: Tiffany Murphy/FOX5

Ronald Scott, a firearms safety expert, said most shooting ranges have an age limit and strict safety rules when teaching children to shoot. He said instructors usually have their hands on guns when children are firing high-powered weapons.
"You can't give a nine-year-old an Uzi and expect her to control it," Scott said.