Brian, >>> Gun manufacturers do not sell their guns to bad guys.
Somebody does. Attached is a 2005 email that I sent to executives at Rugers about one of their products being "used" in my neighborhood. I never got a reply. My assumption by the lack of reply is that these executives weren't too interested in learning who their "customers" really are......... Richard ========================================== From: Richard M. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Question about your company Hi, Does your company keep track of crimes committed by Ruger guns? Attached is a Boston Globe article about shooting across the street from my apartment building in the South End of Boston which occurred yesterday afternoon. Luckily no one was hit. One of my neighbors saw the whole incident. He said the shooter just went nuts. The Globe article makes me wonder how a 16-year old kid was able to get a hold of a Ruger revolver. Is it possible to trace back the serial number of the gun to see who it was originally sold to? Thank you, Richard M. Smith ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/02/03/detective _aids_in_capture_of_teen_shooting_suspect?mode=PF ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Detective aids in capture of teen shooting suspect By Scott Goldstein, Globe Correspondent | February 3, 2005 With 26 days until retirement, 25-year veteran Boston Police Detective Gerard McHale is nervous about leaving the force. But those jitters went by the wayside yesterday when he saw a youth open fire toward a crowd of schoolchildren in front of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End. No one was injured in the noontime shooting, and McHale, in his unmarked Ford Bronco, followed the shooter as he ran from the scene, stopping to toss what turned out to be a .45 caliber Rugar Blackhawk revolver into a dumpster on nearby Savoy Street, where it was later recovered, McHale said. The 55-year-old detective, who works with the FBI's Bank Robbery Task Force, was credited with the arrest of a 16-year-old suspect, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile. "I heard everybody yelling and swearing and stuff and focused right on [the shooter], as I'm looking ahead, there he is right in front of me," McHale said. McHale remained in radio contact with other officers until he and two others, whom he identified as officers George Riull and Deanne Vitale, were able to surround the suspect with their weapons drawn, he said. Other officers from the nearby District 4 station ran to the scene to help. "I just happened to be in the right place at the right time," McHale said of his appearance on Washington Street in the South End. He said police suspect there may have been a second gunman that the suspect was aiming for. McHale said he was in plainclothes and on his way to his office at 1 Center Plaza when he saw the gunfire. The former deputy superintendent of police and one-time candidate for Suffolk County sheriff downplayed the incident in an interview yesterday at District 4. At least a dozen times, he deflected credit for the arrest to the officers who responded to his call. "They were here within about 35 seconds," he said. The suspect is scheduled to be arraigned today in juvenile court on charges including assault with intent to murder and assault by means of a dangerous weapon. The incident will apparently help McHale to end his career on a high note. In 1997, he was demoted from deputy superintendent to detective. Internal police investigators had substantiated more than a dozen complaints filed against him. At the time, McHale denied the accusations, said he was unfairly judged, and said he felt betrayed by department leaders. A day after the demotion, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution commending him. The resolution did not mention the complaints. Yesterday, McHale appeared to have put the past behind him. Visibly anxious to get back to his work on the police report, he said once more: "If you could put in that it's an excellent department, that would make me feel good." Scott Goldstein can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] C Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
