Erik Larson - Lethal Passage - The Story of a Gun

100 The underlying message… Ibid., 396.

101 In 1959, the networks… Brauer, The Horse , 54.

102 In 1959, eight… Cawelti, Six-Gun, 2 .

103 An advertisement… American Sales & Manufacturing advertisement, July 1993.

104 In the “Wyatt Earp”… Lewis, Gun Digest Book, 27-28 .

105 In 1982, Colt… Ibid., 31.

106 In 1992, Colt introduced… Colt’s Manufacturing Co. advertisement, 1992.

107 The master… Wall Street Journal , June 24, 1993, 1.

108 In the autumn… Leighton Rockafellow, interview. Rockafellow represented the Nix family in a lawsuit against Sturm, Ruger. The family agreed to accept a settlement of $150,000.

109 Ruger continues… Sturm, Ruger & Co., catalog, 1993, 28.

110 A report in… Sturm, Ruger & Co., product liability log, entry dated March 14, 1980.

111 “It is quite…” Prassel, Western Peace Officer , 252.

112 “…Since the Western…” Slotkin, Gunfighter Nation , 352.

113 In 1970, historian… Richard Hofstadter, “Reflections on Violence in the United States,” American Violence (New York: Knopf, 1970), 24.

114 Sturm, Ruger & Co…. Wall Street Journal , June 24, 1993, 1.

115 Why else… Frank W. James, “Snubnose Revolvers,” American Handgunner (Combat Annual 1992): 29036. Photo: 34.

116 The company whose… ATF, Firearms Tracing Database Report, February 20, 1992.

117 By 1989… “Handgun Production by U.S. Manufacturers, 1973–1989,” Shooting Industry, 1991.

118 It fondly… Cox Newspapers, “Firepower: Assault Weapons in America,” 1989, 2; Edward M. Owen, interview; Earl Taylor, interview.

119 “We’ve got technology…” Leonard Supenski, interview.

1 “I didn’t feel…” NES, 32.

2 “I was scared…” Ibid., 82.

3 “I was looking…” Ibid., 77, 80.

4 “I was scared…” Ibid., 81.

5 “I was kind of…” Ibid., 81–82.

6 “I was thinking…” Ibid., 82.

1 “I grew up…” Leonard Supenski, interview.

2 A 1989 study… Cox Newspapers, “Firepower: Assault Weapons in America,” 1989, 2.

3 A study of all… ATF, “Project Detroit,” April 19, 1992, 4–5.

4 The head of… Thomas W. Stokes, interview.

5 Shortly after nine… Homicide Report, Denver Police Department; George I. Ogura, Autopsy Report, County of Denver, June 19, 1984; Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, The Silent Brotherhood (New York: Signet, 1990), 244–250.

6 During a sweeping… U.S. vs Pierce, et al., Second Superseding Indictment. CR85–001M, 43, 48, 64, 65, 78.

7 Later, on April 15… Flynn and Gerhardt, Silent Brotherhood , 472.

8 “It slices…” Cox Newspapers, “Firepower,” 12.

9 In March 1989… Ibid., 8.

10 The same month… St. Petersburg Times , March 2, 1989, 12A.

11 Six months later… Det. Cheryl Jackman, interview.

12 “It’s a terrible…” Cornelius J. Behan, tape of Maryland Handgun Roster Board Meeting, February 5, 1990.

13 The day before… Advertisement. New York Times , February 4, 1990; Baltimore Sun , February 6, 1990, 1A.

14 The third speaker… Elmer H. Tippet, tape of Maryland Handgun Roster Board Meeting, February 5, 1990.

15 The gun joined… Maryland Handgun Roster Board, Determination of Petition. Docket P-89085, February 13, 1990.

16 At about midnight… Oakland Tribune , October 11, 1990, A-11.

17 In May 1990… Vancouver Sun , May 22, 1990, B1.

18 On October 20, 1991… Vancouver Sun , March 7, 1992, A7.

19 The same month… The Record (Bergen County), October 11, 1991, A-1.

20 In 1991, New York… The Record (Bergen County), July 16, 1991, A-7.

21 The following year… Denver Post , October 1, 1992, 2-B.

22 A Baltimore rapper… Baltimore Sun , November 29, 1992, 1A.

23 At least two gangs… Las Vegas Review-Journal , May 17, 1992, 16; Arkansas Gazette , January 25, 1991, 4B.

24 Detailed renderings… Baton Rouge State Times , June 15, 1990, 1-A.

25 Let me get… Indianapolis News , June 25, 1992, A-1.

26 “I’ll make it up…” Boston Globe , November 25, 1992, 19.

27 “When you look…” Leonard Supenski, interview.

28 The gun’s direct lineage… Thomas R. Nelson and Daniel D. Musgrave, The World’s Machine Pistols and Submachine Guns , vol IIA (Hong Kong: Chesa Limited, undated): 501, 504, 507.

29 Ingram saw… Ibid., 508.

30 The United States had… Ibid., 503–4.

31 The Army bought… Ibid., 508.

32 WerBell, who… Ibid., 509.

33 In 1969 Ingram… Ibid., 512.

34 To best capitalize… Ibid., 512.

35 From 1969… Ibid., 512.

36 The investors… Ibid., 512.

37 It was McQ … Edward M. Owen, interview.

38 “Hey, Lon,” the… McQ , Warner Brothers, 1974.

39 This enthusiastic bit… Nelson and Musgrave, Machine Pistols , 515, 517.

40 Under Wayne Daniel… Ibid., 521.

41 An operating manual… RPB Industries Inc., Ingram Submachine Gun Operating Manual, 1, 43.

42 One partner was… Atlanta Journal-Constitution , May 21, 1989, A-9.

43 Two others… US-PEG, 12, 13, 14.

44 Morgan was… Florida vs. Robert Morgan, Judgment and sentence, 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida. Case no. 79–86, June 2, 1980.

45 Leibolt, according to… US-PEG, 28.

46 “It became available…” Earl Taylor, interview.

47 At one point… Thomas W. Stokes, interview.

48 By the autumn… RPB Inc., minutes. “Special Meeting of Shareholders,” December 28, 1981; RPB Inc., minutes. “Meeting of Stockholders,” December 14, 1981; RPB Inc., minutes. “Special Meeting of Board of Directors,” January 6, 1982.

49 Two weeks later… RPB Inc., minutes. “Special Meeting of Shareholders,” December 28, 1981.

50 The minutes of… RPB Inc., minutes. “Special Meeting of Board of Directors,” January 20, 1982.

51 ATF, meanwhile… Edward M. Owen, interview.

52 Any gun assembled… ATF, Ruling 82–8. Federal Firearms Regulations, 1988–89.

53 The threat… Earl Taylor, interview.

54 June proved… RPB Inc., Statement of income, six months ended June 30, 1982; Statement of income, seven months ended July 31, 1982.

55 They succeeded… Edward M. Owen, interview.

56 The company also… Edward M. Owen, interview; S.W. Daniel Inc., advertisement, “Beat the Heat.”

57 The Daniels knew… Earl Taylor, interview.

58 Wayne Daniel may… ATF-CR1, 2.

59 Ledbetter and Motes… Peter Urrea, ATF affidavit in US-SWD.

60 Wayne Daniel went… ATF-CR1, 3.

61 Ledbetter and Motes founded… Ibid., 3–4.

62 Details of this… Peter Urrea, ATF affidavit in US-SWD; Keith W. Dunkel, ATF affidavit in US-SWD.

63 On April 27… Keith W. Dunkel, ATF affidavit in US-SWD; Peter Urrea, affidavit in US-SWD.

64 On April 30… Urrea, Ibid.

65 Urrea also… Ibid.

66 On July 19… Keith W. Dunkel, ATF affidavit in US-SWD, 10–11.

67 The bureau used… ATF-CR2, 1.

68 In formal court… “SW Daniel Inc.’s Response to Government’s Motion to Amend the Conditions of Release,” US-SWD.

69 All in all… Keith Dunkel, testimony. US-SWD, February 10, 1986.

70 Only four buyers… “Government’s Motion to Amend the Conditions of Release,” US-SWD.

71 An ATF agent… ATF-CR2.

72 Agents also… Ibid., 8–9.

73 Another investigation… ATF-CR1, 4.

74 In Ohio… Ibid., 4–5; George Burton, statement to ATF. US-SWD, April 27, 1984.