Nov. 10, 2009
(AP) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The family of an 8-year-old boy who fatally shot himself at a gun show in western Massachusetts say the Uzi submachine gun jammed twice before he lost control of the weapon and fired into his head.Family Sues Over Boy's Gun Show Death
Family Files Lawsuit After Connecticut Boy Is Killed At Massachusetts Gun Show
The family of Christopher Bizilj (bah-SEEL') of Ashford, Conn., says in a civil lawsuit filed Friday that a 15-year-old instructor who cleared the gun and handed it back to the victim failed to provide proper guidance.
The lawsuit names the owners of a gun club where the fair was held, promoters of the event and those who supplied the weapon and ammunition. None of those named in the lawsuit could be reached for comment after business hours Monday.
Bizilj shot himself at the Westfield Sportsman's Club in October 2008.
The boy's family claims the gun was defective and unreasonably dangerous, and they blame the failure to properly service it.
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