Louis Farrell died at Greensburg in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Southeast of Pittsburgh. He was only 14 years-old. The boy died of a gunshot in the home of Pennsylvania state senator Robert Regola. The gun that killed the child belonged to Robert Regola. Like so very many political criminals, Regola is a Republican. Senator Regola seems to have been in Harrisburg, 200 miles away, at the time of the shooting. His 17 year-old son, Bobby, may or may not have been in the house at the time. The accounts conflict. The coroner ruled the death a suicide. In that account, Senator Regola's handgun was in his son's bedroom and unsecured. The Farrell boy, a neighbor who had been engaged to care for the Senator's pets, had a key to the house. He supposedly got into the house and shot himself for some reason. A suicide motive is very vague. Others think that the Senator's son, Bobby, was present and may have been involved somehow in the shooting. He refused to testify at the inquest. The Senator's criminal charges stem from an apparent cover-up attempt. He's charged with three counts of perjury and three counts of false swearing for lying about his gun at the official inquest. He's also charged with allowing his 17 year-old son to possess the handgun. Lastly he's charged with recklessly endangering another person. We shouldn't be surprised in the least by a Republican politician lying. That's what they do. Republicans are completely untrustworthy. We shouldn't be surprised in the least by a Republican being careless with guns. Republicans like guns. They like killing. They care about things, not about people. Regola seems to have an alibi about his gun. He apparently wanted to blast a harmless vagrant he noticed passing through the woods. Maybe there are no deer for gun-happy Republicans to blast around Greensburg. It's tragic that a boy died and that another boy will be scared, one way or another, by the needless death. There are many too many guns. They should be controlled. There are many too many Republicans. Can they be controlled? Pennsylvania politics is pretty corrupt. With the Republicans in charge, not much will happen to a Republican politician. I mean, all that happened was a boy got killed. What does that matter to a true Republican? Rebecca's Bargain Antiques Collectible Vintage Photos Fine Prints - Old Maps Sheet Music - Old Books Elegant Antiques and Collectibles "Nothing is said that hasn't been said before." Terence (185-159 BC) You are welcome to use or republish any of our material. Please give www.prisoners.com credit as the source. Return to the Public Enemies Menu. Return to the Politicians and Politics Menu. Return to the Main Menu. Go to our site's Search Engine. Send us Your Comments, Questions or Input.