Boy killed with State Sen. Robert Regola(R) Gun

[Tommy]

unbelivable..... he let his son keep one of his guns in his room
and now the sons 14 yrold friend is found shot in the head with the same gun

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/westmoreland/s_465348.html


State police, armed with a search warrant, descended on the Hempfield Township home of state Sen. Robert Regola Wednesday morning as part of their continuing investigation into the death of his 14-year-old neighbor.

Investigators and crime scene technicians from Troop A in Greensburg arrived at the Regola home in a convoy of seven state police cars and a forensics van. They entered the Glenmeade Road home through the garage after Regola's sister, Brenda Depetris, arrived about 10 a.m. to let the troopers inside.
Depetris appeared stunned by the warrant and quickly retreated into the house.
The search warrant, which has been sealed from public inspection, is part of the continuing investigation into the death of Louis A.J. Farrell, who lived next door to the Regolas.
Farrell was found dead July 22 of a gunshot wound to the head that was caused by a gun owned by Sen. Regola.
Officials have not disclosed the manner of Farrell's death and have not ruled out suicide, accident or a criminal act.
Trooper Steve Barto said the Regolas are no longer cooperating with the police investigation.
"We requested several times to interview Mr. Regola through his attorney, and we were denied interviews," Barto said. The trooper added that police requests to interview Regola's 16-year-old son, Robert Regola IV, have also been denied by defense attorney Duke George

[Bill]

I had my own guns since the age of twelve.

I never shot anybody.

I started taking gun handling courses at 12 too, tho. And my dad was a fanatic about teaching gun handling.

[AJ]

I had my own guns since the age of twelve.

I never shot anybody.

I started taking gun handling courses at 12 too, tho. And my dad was a fanatic about teaching gun handling.

Amen to that brother

[exarmyranger]

I also was brought up around gun's and was well taught in the safe storage,and use of firearm's,from black powder pistols/rifles,to modern day shotguns/rifles.My children (by the time they were of school age) were completely aware of what firearms(from BB guns to 12 guages)could/would do when fired.I can also say "I've never shot anybody"...by accident anyhow...and those I shot on purpose were all "Bad Guy's"...ex

[stefan segal]

I got a Mossberg scopred 22, tube (30 shorts, 20 long rifle) bolt action for my 13th birthday. The next ay when I tried to go out hunting, my mother called the cops and got it conficated. The day after I went hunting.

I never had any training...it always made sense not to stick the barrel in my mouth or up my neighbor's ass...rusts the bore.

I hit whatever I aimed at...at whatever distance. That is a flat shooting gun that I have always loved. I've sold off most of my guns...down to three...one of which I still own is that Mossburg...shoots like a match rifle.

Stefan

Ps...I never shot anything that could talk.

[Bill]

Having heard a bit more about this, it does sound like the guy violated a bunch of gun handling rules at least, and may have broken the law, depending on where his home is.

I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who let their handguns get into the hands of a neighbors kid.

I gather the neighbor kid was dogsitting, found what sounds from what I've heard an unsecured handgun, which he then used to commit suicide.

Everybody should know an unsupervised teen left alone in a house is going to rifle thru it looking for booze, cigs, porn, or whatever. All boys do it, I did it, you did it, it's a given.

Leaving an unsecured handgun where it could be found like that is not cool.

[stefan segal]

Bill...I don't know what you were like as a kid, but I was like a black ops CIA deep cover in house operative. I knew everything my parents did and where they hid the keys...no thing could be safely hidden from me.

I think most kids are like that...the eyes and ears of everything that moves in the household.

I wouldn't be too hard on the parents. I think they are at fault for trying to lock guns away from kids instead of taking them out shooting. If they felt the power in them...they would be careful not to point them in play.

Everyone (like butch) wants to slip the responsibility...blame it on violent games...but they haven't given it any honest thought. They think like repug christians...all stick and no carrots. People can't be controlled when your not there watching them...especially kids.

People treat their kids like POWs...why do they expect they will stay out of trouble?

Stefan