Cops Confiscate Pistol from Horan Way 17-Year-Old

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Photo of Ruger Mark III Hunter Rimfire Pistol

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Photo of Ruger Mark III Hunter Rimfire Pistol

Photo of Ruger Mark III Hunter Rimfire Pistol

Ruger Web site: http://www.ruger.com/products/markIIIHunter/models.html

Photo of a Ruger Mark III Hunter Rimfire Pistol (For example only -- this isn't a photo of the exact firearm confiscated by police.)

Boston Police found a loaded hunting pistol under the bed of a 17-year-old on Horan Way on Friday.

Police report that their Youth Violence Strike Force, along with the Department of Youth Services, arrested a juvenile on an outstanding warrant and firearm charges at 10:40 a.m. on Friday. Youth Services had gotten a tip that the 17-year-old had been seen with a gun the previous day.

Police say they did a "protective sweep" of the young man's room before allowing a relative to collect clothes for him. They say they found a loaded silver and brown Ruger MKIII Hunter .22 caliber firearm under his mattress.

In 2013, police took 1,061 guns off the streets, a figure Mayor Marty Walsh highlighted in his State of the City speech.

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