Boy, I can't wait for the NRA to try and explain this one away.

An eight-year-old boy at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportsman’s Club in Westfield, Mass., lost control of a machine gun he was firing and shot himself in the head.

The police said the boy was with a licensed instructor. That must be some licensing process they have in Massachusetts. What was he thinking?

"Hell, no, son! You don't want that Daisy air rifle! Try a real man's gun -- the Uzi! Sure, it's heavy and it kicks a lot -- but there's only a 10-20% chance it's too much gun for you and might kick and blow your head off!"

Editor's Note: I'm adding this after my first stupid (and fully expected) comment.

I'm also curious -- were there other parents lined up, awaiting a chance to put a powerful weapon in the hands of a child? If so, the State of Massachusetts should into taking those children out of those homes.

How self-centered and egomaniacal do you have to be to push your own agenda on your kid to the point where you'd put his life in danger?