Regola Denies Involvement in Gun Death

State Senator Bob Regola issued a statement saying neither he nor his son was invovled in the shooting death of their neighbor's 14 year old son. Louis Farrell's body was found in woods having been shot with Regola's gun. A few excerpts from Regola:

"Neither my son, Bobby, nor I had any involvement in the tragic death of Lou Farrell,"

"It was not loaded and was not easily accessible, as I have young children at home. I, like many other Westmoreland Countians, keep a gun for safety reasons,"

Police have yet to conclude their investigation.

If he'd kept the gun under lock and key Lou Farrell might still be alive. Carelessness on the Senator's part did play a role in this unfortunate death. A gun supposedly kept for protection killed another human being. They have a tendency to do that.

Every three minutes a child in this country is killed with a gun. It's too bad we're more concerned with the rights of hunters than with the rights of our children.

UPDATE: Sen. Regola has admitted he knew the gun was missing and didn't notify authorities.
He says it was kept in a plastic box. Had it been locked in a gun cabinet Mr. Farrell might still be alive. If it had had a trigger lock installed he might still be alive. If it had smart technology only allowing its owner to fire it, he might still be alive.