RE: Student arrested over Counter Strike map

[Blanchard_Michael () emc com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Richard M. Smith
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 7:13 PM
> To: 'FunSec [List]'
> Subject: RE: [funsec] Student arrested over Counter Strike map
>
> Yes, it is a pretty sad commentary that a 16-year kid has access to
guns.  
> That's why I was asking the gun company in 2005 if they could trace the
> serial number to see where the gun was originally purchased to try to
> understand if the legit gun distribution system was supplying guns to
kids.
> Maybe they have a dirty dealer on their hands.  Do you know if gun
makers
> ever do this kind of research? 
>
> BTW, in spite of this story, Massachusetts actually has one of the
lowest
> gun murder rates in the country.  I suspect this is true because
because we
> also have one of the lowest gun ownership rates in the country.

---> I suspect it's true because we have a nice "concealed carry law"
that allows a law abiding citizen to carry a weapon after going through
a background check and receiving your permit.  Florida is another good
example of this in action.  If you were a bad guy, would you want to
hold up someone that you know could be armed?  Hehe, I certainly
wouldn't :-)

> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Loe [mailto:knobdy () gmail com] 
> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 6:43 PM
> To: Richard M. Smith
> Cc: FunSec [List]
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Student arrested over Counter Strike map
>
> On 5/5/07, Richard M. Smith <rms () computerbytesman com> wrote:
> 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

I screwed up and read the damn article - go figure, a 16 year old who
can't
legally - by federal law - even be in possession of a handgun...
I guess laws don't work on criminals after all.

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