RE: Student arrested over Counter Strike map

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

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

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From: Richard M. Smith [mailto:rms () computerbytesman com] 
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:43 AM
To: wruger () ruger com; ssanetti () ruger com; rpence () ruger com;
rms () computerbytesman com
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


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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/02/03/detective
_aids_in_capture_of_teen_shooting_suspect?mode=PF


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 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 sgoldstein () globe com. 
 


C Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company
  
 

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