The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-07-11
new PISTOL LAW.
Our Leading City Obeys the Law.
Charleston Merchants Say it is
aGoOd Law and Will
Respect il,

aGood Law and Will
Respect ii.
The new pistol law has gone into
effect and it is unlawful to sell or carry
pistol concealed or not concealed
less than three pounds in weight or
under 20 inches in length. If the
law is strictly enforced, the toting of
pistols will be at an end.
AT the last session of the legisla-
ture the sale, manufacture and car
rying of pistols was discussed freely
by the members of the House of
Representatives. They all recog-
nized that the pistol habit in this
State was getting to be too common
and steps were taken to prevent the
carrying of concealed weapons. The
lawmakers got down to the root of
the practice and passed laws making
it unlawful for dealers to sell pistols
under twenty inches in length or
unaer three pounds in weight. The
pistol law is as follows:
''Be it enacted by the General AS.
sembly of the State of South Caro-.
lima, That from and after the first
day. of July, 1902, it shall be un-
iaweUl tor any one to carry about
the person, whether concealed or not,
any pistol less than twenty inches
long or three pounds in weight, and
it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to manufacture,
sell or offer for sale, or transport for
sa1e1or use into the State, any pistol
Of less weight than three pounds and
less length than 20 inches. Any
violation of this section shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than 500
or imprisonment for not more than
thirty days, and in case Of sale by
q person, firm or corporation the sum
of $10O shall be forfeited to and for
the use Of the school fund of the
county wherein the violation takes
place, to be recorded as other fines
snd forfeitures; provided this act
shall not apply to peace officers in
the actual discharge of their duties,
or to the carrying or keeping of pis-
tolls by persons while on their own
premises
The hardware dealers in the city
say they will respect the law to the
letter. The law is good one, they
say, and they are glad that the
General Assembly saw fit to pass it.
4 well known hardware merchant
said that most Of the hardware men
in Charleston had very few pistols in
stock and those who had pistols on
hand would return them TO the man.
ufacturers. When the Law was passed
the hardware men here at once be.
gaa to dispose oftbe pistols they had
in stock, selling them at d reduced
price in order not to have large
stock on hand when the law went
into effect. lie said that there was
ne money IN pistols and the dc,lers
only kept them because they were
forced to.-Charleston Post.
REV. SAM T. CREECm ENDORSES TIE
TIMES ARGUMENT.
l<elton, 5. S, July T, 1902.
FRIEND MArnis:-f have just read
your editorial in last weeks TIMES re-
garding the new pistol law and find your
argument extra line.n If you continue
as you have been doing Tor the past few
months [ aul fearful We will lose you,
for Indeed such msn ar, in gleat demand
The right ma IL at the right pla"e. /
mean at th right work, ptdcs caunot b..
wei used A. this ppiat, fo' beyond all
doubt our growing f. iror deserves and
in short while Hil dem ,nd much
larger place
Your GIWment On the excess fare
charged bJ rdiiFoa Is also, with ~ my
Oshe 8, consider extra god,
To my opinipa every mtu measures
corn by his owu hGi bu5llel, therefore
when / reach the conclusion hat all are
dishonest 1 am dishonest myself.
please do not consider this flattery a4
| mean every word, in fact a little more
but will'save some for next time.