The easy thing to do is blame the dead instructor, who unleashed a weapon capable of firing 10 rounds per second in the hands of a child.

The easy thing to do is ask, "What kind of parent encourages their 9-year-old girl to shoot an Uzi?"

The easy thing to do is call it an isolated incident.

It’s always an isolated incident. One high school outcast, one disgruntled employee, one war-traumatized soldier, one angry this, one crazy that.

The hard thing to do is ask what kind of civilized country turns guns into fun, entertainment and fashion. The hard thing to do is ask how we protect the 2nd Amendment but curb such disrespect for the killing power of weapons.

That’s not only on our city streets, but in the movies, and in video games. Guns are fun. Guns are cool. Guns are style. Guns make the man.

Guns are none of those things, except in American mythology. Guns kill and maim, and leave behind holes in bodies and families, even when used justifiably.

But now we have fantasy camps like "Bullets and Burgers," the place where the girl lost control of an Uzi and accidentally shot her instructor in the head. Now you, too, can fire the guns used by Special Ops and special effects, from SEAL Team 6 to Rambo.

Every responsible law-abiding gun owner should be outraged by what happened in Arizona, because it made a mockery of gun safety and respect, the two hallmarks of the NRA.

The Uzi in Arizona was used as a toy. The parents were taking a video, as if their daughter were riding a pony. They were tourists from New Jersey.

Gun tourism is becoming a big thing out west; Las Vegas leads in places to fire high-powered, military weapons.

Dan Schott, now a marketing consultant for the firearms industry, was on the ground floor at a place called Vegas Machine Gun Experience.

"What happened in Arizona is an overwhelming tragedy for two families," he said, "and I’m sure every range now is reviewing their SOP. But from my perspective, I see nothing wrong with giving people the opportunity to experience firing these weapon. I’ve seen thousands of people come away from that experience with a heightened respect for firearms."

Schott said the industry took off in the past five years, and many people come to fire the real weapons they have seen in video games or movies.

"Whatever brings them there, it gives us a chance to educate them about the safe handling of weapons," he said.

Vegas Machine Gun offers a menu of "experiences" firing weapons including the "SEAL Team 6."

"For the true Navy SEAL sensation ... fire the same weapons used by American special operations and combat units. You’ll shoot the M249 SAW, a machine gun with a very high rate of fire; the M4, a very accurate weapon that’s pure joy to fire; the SIG SAUER P226 Pistol, a favorite in the Spec Ops and LEO communities; and the powerful SPAS-12 Shotgun."

"Bullets and Burgers" offers a "Desert Storm atmosphere" and lets customers fire machine guns off a moving jeep.

"We even have the actual firearms used in several Hollywood hits including The Terminator and Rambo II," their website says.

And their Facebook page shows customers shooting.

Here’s a sample of their captions:

"This is your lucky day!!! Philip shooting the one and only .50 cal Barrett Sniper Rifle!!!! You can skip the hardcore military training and come shoot the Barrett at Bullets & Burgers!!! No need for gun skills here ... just fire at will and have a Blast!!!!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat. AJ shooting the M60!!! Spending the day at Bullets and Burgers will be the highlight of your Las Vegas trip!!! We are the party when it comes to shooting weapons!!!!"

My God. Guns as fun, at "Bullets and Burgers," which you can’t say without thinking "As American as ..."

Remember when it was Mom and Apple Pie? What have we become?

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