The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
EfORI; ON
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Chester Lantern.

IL. - NJ ~ iAlES tttii
SuSNi,ly about the vece Of carrying con
cealrd weapons aud calls upon the press
of the state 10 j,!nt it. We have been
lamnriing ii long li;uC Oh this perncious
practic-. Many PERSONS climor for the
repeal of : "cs,ut law ag., nst carrying
conc, Zee, =; ..'y weapons, ,n the ground
that J, : =. t., al l.',., ''nst OF those
VIII" IT,. l', d. : .,.i-t, haN4 riStolS in
thei -. ,.r'.-,S :'n,l tlerctu.n know
that -. l.. l. '"' Il, vi by them. hut
they aiv a':o d ,i',-, what they ca 10
make i,, i.iy 1t ,i.h letter H. j. io I've
exp ac;,.i tr.,' i.,'~' whs make IL pa
tie /" r'it,t- a ~ will nS- a,'y aggu-
ment ,.rrv ,.ar :. set lhrt law r.'pe -, l.
bu' j. lsv :. ~f' in iaw-abi,l ~ y n.',1
to be II ,'"r - /, sict, ;,'i atsu'n -
Ii is = I.,r ,Hr crimiual II h Il up
his ui"l, ~ L" ar,;;"CiI,i5 agtiisI tie
law.
IA c2.s of ,l,'s evil is MT " BE- foun.l
in T, ?;,i,ug LEe law, bat III taking ir'"n-
fuicti.,vni uut vi Lh3 hands VI III jsu whD
themselves viJ'ate 1t ami a.e there fore IN
ter, ste'l in d'fe&tiHg itS purpose. We b.
liave that few. f any III 'he oili ;;ai3 Of
Chester county axe guilty of this prac-
tice, Tut probr L. there are fe" ldrieS
of which nome ut the members break
this law. How 1t IS To be expected That
men who violate Il law will conV,ct others
for doing the same thing?
We suggest. .d two NealS ago thlt the
remedy for This U1fthS4 was TO. m ihe
obedience to the law againsj it Il quail
iicatiGu for oiii -, inclliiny that or the
juror. Require every state and county
official. including tho ~ whp represent the
Stale in Congress, and all jurors Ia take
I, A, ~ vi,
ted this law wthin period Of two years
This is entirely reasonable. lndeed IL
appears to us Unreasonable t, allrw m-n
to administer our Laws who, by OH acc'nE
to such IN oath, cmtess tha5 they are
guilly OF breaking them. S1m-b ,ly will
he ready to say that this Would, make
men liars and peIjnrers. Yhis Is llsil-
sense. II mieht ia sonie csse Show that
they IRE sushs Nv q suppose tli,iC sstne7
bt,iy would soon call for The Tepsa ut
The law against pej ur sbapt tbs tinfeS
the shoe would b~gin to pinch. rses.,ss
The gond ct the plan woull mt b,
left so much in its 10 'ariug upon cfii ;ial'
as upon tile multitude of prospective
cand dates. If all wh) rtvolve in Their
minds the possibility and prob ability of
throwing them SEW S into the hndi ot
their friends, Con'd b. rendered s!I,leS5
in this respect, it would he easy To MAKE
the remaining population fcaI the law.
The fist int iii - crossed mans mind,
The first thing !,,.'~uuid do would b. t.
sl,ake all the piSto.S out OF ln' p);K.,S.
wash bis and, and he clean i"r ~
a,ys Then he would ctm: 'tn III;
campaign and declare that iIr hal a wavN
dt precare the perniGious pistol habit
(ilere's where the lying would com: ~
Each candidate wDuli try To exceed his
compe;i'o in expressing ahaorenc' for
The crin,e-- breeding habit. H. won b
made unpopular, AID that is neede!
ID, vnu say mcn would disregard th"ir
ralhS Just as they disregard the law
against concealed weapons? No; thy !
Aould no.. Men DO not con slider it d'S-
grace 10 carry concealed weapons in vlo-
la,ion Of law, but Jury is always dis I
graceful Besides, a man would not take
the liok Of being paraliz9d onStha stump
with charge OF having placed him Se!f in
I he position of necessarily intending To
p,rilre himself He would rather b gin
in lime and clear his Satisfactorily ani
iiguratively.
The chief obstacle in thu Way Of onr
pan would be to get it adopted. Too
many legislators might have to consult
the wishes of their pistol carrying con-
StituentS.