RE: Student arrested over Counter Strike map

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

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.

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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