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Boy's Family Sues Over Uzi Death

Christopher Bizilj died when he accidentally shot himself in the head

Updated 7:45 AM EDT, Tue, Nov 10, 2009

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Christopher Bizilj’s family claims the gun that killed the 8-year-old Ashford boy at a gun show was defective and unreasonably dangerous, and they blame the failure to properly service it.

The family is suing the owner of Westfield Sportsman's Club in western Massachusetts, where Bizilj died after shooting himself in the head, the promoters of the event and those who supplied the weapon and ammunition.

Bizilj’s family claims the Uzi sub-machine gun jammed twice before Christopher lost control of the weapon and fired into his head.

Bizilj’s family filed the civil lawsuit on Friday that a 15-year-old instructor who cleared the gun and handed it back to the victim failed to provide proper guidance.

The Associated Press was able to unable to reach anyone named in the lawsuit could be reached for comment after business hours Monday.

Copyright Associated Press / NBC Connecticut

First Published: Nov 10, 2009 7:37 AM EDT

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Not on my watch. Did the parents actually feel comfortable putting their child's hands in to those of a 15 year old? They are wrong to sue- they are the ones who failed here. I am sad this child lost his life, but he lost his life at the discretion of his parents- they used poor judgement and they are the ones who are guilty."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_69644467","adminTags":null,"views":295,"createdBy":13735921,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Boy's Family Sues Over Uzi Death","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2708145,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"10 Nov 2009 14:44:20 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"dave8714r","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1220148","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"It is unfortunate what happened to Christopher. <br /><br />But it is wrong to sue the vendor at the gun show, or however it played out.<br /><br />An 8 year old has no reason to be holding a gun, unless it was a super soaker, or nerf gun.<br /><br />Those guns are not the most reliable, and are dangerous for anyone who uses them. An 8 year old would never have the strength to hold back if it went out of control.<br /><br />True the gun was allowed to be used by the child, but it ultimately was the parents concent to allow him to use it. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_69644467","adminTags":null,"views":295,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Boy's Family Sues Over Uzi Death","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2708145,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"10 Nov 2009 16:38:27 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1220958","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Parents are responsible for what their children are allowed to do. Suing Westfield Sportsman's Club is their way of making themselves feel like they weren't at fault, which is not true. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_69644467","adminTags":null,"views":295,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Boy's Family Sues Over Uzi Death","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2708145,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"10 Nov 2009 18:04:14 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1221661","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Sorry, these people shouldn't get a dime from this lawsuit. It was daddy's fault ultimately that his son died. TOTALLY . As a parent, why on earth would you allow your small child to fire a gun like this one? Small children don't even belong anywhere near weapons like this, much less shooting one. So your child whines and pleads and begs, so what, be smart, be responsible, be a parent, not your childs friend, and say NO. Period. I agree with the poster who said I think they are trying to put their guilt on someone else."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"396499_69644467","adminTags":null,"views":295,"createdBy":18605068,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Boy's Family Sues Over Uzi Death","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2708145,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"5 Dec 2009 18:31:01 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":6,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"SmokeJumper","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1355721","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"The parents are idiots in the grandest proportion. They are 99.5% responsible for their child being injured. While he 15-year-old who was in charge of running the 'shooting session' and clearing the 'jam' the gun experienced MAY HAVE a SMALL amount of liability, no more than 0.5% (one-half of one-per-cent) the ultimate individuals responsible are the parents! They are fools, out for money for THEIR OWN BENEFIT! THE KID IS DEAD ---- AND NO AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL BRING HIM BACK! THEY will use the money to ease their own pain and party the posterior sections off trying to forget what THEY THEMSELVES DID TO THEIR OWN SON!"}],"error":"","totPages":1}

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