This is really sad

Tolak

All autos climb, they are very lucky others weren't hurt or killed. 

Tolak

Any half way knowledgeable adult would have let the kid try it or another gun semi-auto. 

 A single cartridge, not a full magazine.   Quote the whole thought please.

  Yes, my kids were handling guns at an early age, younger than 8.  Mostly .38's &  .45's, the occasional .357 if they wanted to give it a try.  With anyone, even adults, first time is a single cartridge.  Introducing kids to firearms is a one on one teaching experience, in an atmosphere with very little distraction.   Sounds like the adults and especially their "certified trainer" blew it big time on several accounts.  It's a shame the kid had to pay for their stupidity, God bless the little guy.

  Uzi's are generally 9mm, which is similar to a .38 ballistically.  Uzi's are much heavier than any .38 revolver I can think of, a single round isn't going to have much more recoil than a .22.    A light load in a heavy gun is where you want to start with anyone interested in firearms.  Flinching or anticipating the shot is a hard habit to break.

Tolak

  Uzi's are generally 9mm, which is similar to a .38 ballistically.  Uzi's are much heavier than any .38 revolver I can think of, a single round isn't going to have much more recoil than a .22.    A light load in a heavy gun is where you want to start with anyone interested in firearms.  Flinching or anticipating the shot is a hard habit to break.

This is true.  I got to fire a sub-machine gun during firearms training and they said to pull the trigger then let go.  Why?  Because if you don't, the recoil will force your arms up into the air.  It takes a lot of training to be able to keep one from not doing that.  I managed to fire about 6 rounds in my one pull and my target pattern was a nice line going up.  The first time I fired a .306 (30 odd 6 is what they called it) the guy had me brace it on a table until I got a feel for the kick.  And man it has some kick!  I had a hard time firing a .45 because of my small frame and could not hit a target with one at 20 yards because of the recoil.

Terribly sad and I hope the family learns a valuable lesson, but I don't think anyone is at fault except the father of the child for allowing it.