A 9-year-old girl from Arizona has killed her shooting instructor by accident while being shown how to use an Uzi gun.

Uzi is a high-powered submachine gun designed in 1950s for Israel’s army. It is capable of automatic or semi-automatic fire having a standard rate of fire 600 rounds per minute. The gun is exported to many countries and used in many conflicts

Instructor Charles Vacca was giving the girl a lesson at a shooting range in Arizona when the recoil from the automatic fire caused her to lose control of the Uzi.

Charles Vacca, 39, was shot in the head and died after being airlifted to a hospital in Las Vegas.

A 9-year-old girl from Arizona has killed her shooting instructor by accident while being shown how to use an Uzi gun

The girl was at the shooting range with her parents, who filmed the lesson.

The footage shows the instructor coaching her as she fires a single shot at a target at the Last Stop shooting range in White Hills, Arizona.

The Uzi then appears to be switched to automatic as the girl pulls the trigger and loses her grip of the weapon.

The video, edited and released by the Mojave County Sheriff’s office, ends abruptly before the instructor is shot.

Correspondents say it is common in parts of the US for children to be taught how to use firearms.

Many firing ranges have strict safety rules on instructing children. It is not clear what age limits the range has.

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