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An 8-year-old shoots himself with an Uzi while attending a gun show. Oops.
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The 8 year old wasn’t at a gun show. He was at a gun club.
I don’t know what genius thought it was a good idea for a 8 year old to fire a fully automatic uzi, but, that just sucks.
He was pretty obviously at a gun show put on by a gun club. Reading comprehension is awesome, m’lord.
My reading comprehension is fine. My ability to read the original flyer for the shoot is also fine. It mentions an expo, but this wasn’t a gun show.
I invite you to explain to the readers the difference between a “firearms expo” and a “gun show”.
In terms of the flyer, here it is: http://j-walkblog.com/images2/gunflyer.png
If you truly think that a “gun show” is limited to a buy and trade session inside the convention center, you’ve clearly never been to one.