Uzi Death Prompts Debate About Kids And Guns

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August 28, 2014

After a 9-year-old girl in Arizona accidentally killed her shooting instructor with an uzi, a debate has opened up about how young is too young to fire an automatic weapon. It also shows how popular gun tourism has become in the United States.

Fernanda Santos has been covering the story for The New York Times and joins Here & Now's Robin Young with details.

Guest

Fernanda Santos, covers Arizona and New Mexico as the Phoenix bureau chief for The New York Times. She tweets @fernandaNYT.

This segment aired on August 28, 2014.

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