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Fury at shocking video of beaming little girl, 7, as she blasts an adult deer to death with hunting rifle
Little Lilly pulls the trigger after being urged by her dad to 'shoot the big one'
A LITTLE girl shooting a deer with a rifle almost as big as her has been shared in disturbing footage - which has received mixed reactions online.
Lilly Klapper, 7, can be seen squinting at her target for a minute before she squeezes the trigger - taking down the deer in her first kill.
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As she concentrates, her dad can be heard whispering "shoot the big one".
The little girl's body is shaken by the rifle's recoil with a huge smile appearing on her face when her dad, Cody Klapper, says: "you got it baby".
The pair, who are sitting in front of another child, then high-five over the kill.
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The little girl's face lights up after the kill, with both her and her father kitted out in camouflage gear for the hunting trip.
The two-minute video has now been viewed millions of times with the Texas dad and keen hunter defending his decision to teach his daughter to shoot.
Sharing the video on social media, he wrote: "I respect and understand that this video may not be for everyone.
"If you think that you might be offended by this video that has my daughter shooting a deer with a modern hunting rifle, please keep scrolling."
The dad told : "We have a passion for the outdoors, and it was primarily intended to be for family and friends."
The little girl shot a whitetail deer, with the hunting trip on November 28 caught on camera.
The young girl was using an AR style rifle chambered in 300 blackout, according to the Youtube clip.
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But people have been outraged by the video, with one writing online: "I came from the rural country and grew up on farms.
"Kids with guns at that age is a no no in fact it's mind boggling how people would even think that's safe or normal."
Another wrote: "As an ardent Trump supporter and totally not a liberal, I find this video disgusting.
"Why kill an innocent deer just to show Facebook that you're cool? You didn't even do anything but aim a gun and shoot. You're celebrating the death of an innocent animal that God created. Total shame and totally f-ed up."
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But others have been supportive, with one writing: "Cody, I don't know you, but I saw Lilly's video and I wanted to say GREAT JOB! Not only to her, for a great display of discipline and patience, but to you for being such a great dad!"
Another wrote: "You sir are Doing An amazing job with your children!! This is an awesome photo and was an awesome video!!"
The proud dad has now begun to share more of his daughter's hunting experiences on , sharing photographs of his family hunting together.
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