The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-16

ion that "the Arka: 50 l1T would,
probably, not. be enforced auy more
than our present law. This may be
true, sad record for our State. The
Editor offer, this as remedy: owe
are of tho opinion that their sale
should be practically prohibited, or,
at least, made subject 20 rs strict
! regulations as the sale Of liquor, with
stiff tax on the weapons themselves,
and special and severe penalty for
their use for any purpose other than
that Of self defense"
II we cannot have ~ law enforced
we believe the above plan would be
an improvement. Let every weapon
be returned hy it's owner for
taxation, and tax of, at least,
- per cent. put upon the sale OF every
weapon Of that nature.
The Greenville News says:
! There is Il jaw IN South Carolina
| a~ainSt carrying cHUc"lied we: pcuS: hut
| unfortunately the Law will NOT ,ntnrcC
itS"IF, an, those chmged with its 'u-
fore mrnt are often lccreant Ia their
| duty. i"wmakers Themselves and state
| and county otlicers 20 about with iiSiols
in their ~ OK OIly Il year "go y pros
ecuting officer in the eastern part Of this
state dropped "A pistol from his pocket
while conducting u case i'll the. court
| room.
| Something ounhS to he done to pat =
stop to this habit tjiat brings SO many
| human beings rreGaturelv Ia their
| G'avcs. that causes 80 n'rch sorrow and
| suffering, thar Snli!.'S the wNn'i name Of
the state AMI arteiS thrr. i no telling
hos many quiet and 'awahdinw mon Of
other sections from coming a"rnnr u
p'",le who apparantjy hatrSN iiJlit re-
|t'h for Il law or humaV life -
That is putting it strong, but it is
the truth, nevertheless, as we have
said before when the law makers ard
those high up and well posted on law
are themselves pcrsistently guilty of
violating law, it is hard to expect
moro from tho laity. There is an
urgent necessity for working Up Yrb.
lie sentiment to The point OF uni
vcTsaly &c nlemniny the practice Tho
officers OF the law should be backed
up strongly by the public in every cf-
fort to down the pocket pistol. Should
the officers Of the law he made to feel
that they would be backed up by the
public instead Of criticised, viliiied
and dubbed as spies and assailed by
other unsayory epijhe9s, we believe
there would be less hesitancy in max
ing a determined effort to stop this
thing.
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS,
one Of the leading papers of the West,
after copying The TIMEs's article
ana The News and Courier's com
inent thereon, has this TO say on The
subject in its issue Of Nov. 9th:
Til" EVTE-READY PISTOL.
Of GHyaF4 4't;H c5Sehy1n Ii 1n W5lbSHs. Iss r1qpsas qp a
, ciarts That there is 10 abatement in q e.
/ yearly record nf lOmicides in Carolina
aud adds that 'th.re were go reported
{ las. year, the maj atty OF The victims fG-
! t"t bei"r" ih- evrrv ready pistol and
! iiging from The killings 81 FIR rep >rled
/ 'iiS year H." total will probably exceed
/ 'hit iur ast year. AMI tie handy pi OF llit,
/ played ii e IN st prnmne'L part again il
/ hidhlAg tie ycaI : SrecDid'
! The argnne.tS and slggc ,tions a;c H.
: order Men, 10y converting Ihemst Ives
| mo walking arsenal$, have diSgraced the
/ communities in which they live and
| shoot Bat let MS not oyero )k the fact
that other laws le'dps the pistol law arr
| violated with impuni:y. 1t may lie Sc,
down AS rule that people who refuse
! |" apply one law will decline to apply
other laws when it i unpleasant to d. s.
| One thing my he sail in favor Of The
! p:'SS. IL has CONDEMNED thu pistol l!an-
| IL WlihCuf fear, favor or affection. l.
! has stood ont for Il PROMPT and fair en-
| torcement # the laws. 1t has condemn
cd diSgraceful failures of the courthouse
! ltH' as fdr rs 1t could afford TO d. s, un.
! der Tie laws hy which it has been ,hrat-
encd aud hnmpercd. In time its con.en-
ton for just laws fairly applied will
| prevail. IL Is going To take time, and th,.
chingc VIII com" at last rs the result of
| persistent work Ike that in which the
South Carolina plpcrs are now engaged
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