Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-16

fuAitontnn Tfibunel
Tho present aunmsf has Furnished
number ~ Instances which have 40
aed materially e. she hnowledHe "a.
ready aequlspd ON tho subleol, that
~ far 90 the Laws ~ tho state with
regard 10 earning pistols are ci.nsefn
~. thsre miehs 1ant az we'll be- M i,~s
~ least n the loEluiatu9e had not ~
bored over the matter and gone vn
roecfd 40 desirous ~ dlsooufasine The
practice the state would not be- placed
IN the attitude ~ passing = lsW u was
poweritaH ~ enforce. Zoe this appears
a. be- tho iogicei conclusions ane 10
compelled a. ofaN Va the ilshi ~ %
cent happenings A. the tragedies 10
which the rnady pistol played q prom
lnent part have not taken place Ia ans
one section ~ the state n must hs
acllssrd that ibe prao,ice ~ carrying
deadly weapons n pretty general al
ever Texas
rhr nnmerous Instances - whmv
mo pistol has been used with deadly
Rect takss from the peAoe ofnlor api
attempted defense that n - in,pos
aible a. locate the weapons IA The poe.
session af any lndiVia0al until n has
iHan used. thsr" are altogether 600
many ~ me deadly instFumenis hcins
rarflsd about in the hip poctrta ~
men 10 permit ,his eNrus- then. aEaln
seldom u ever IL ~ erres, made ~ one
q these pislDl caflsa nnlu the weap.
on has boon brought Into play and
susne mans death SPURS that officer a"
lha performance II duiJ tho nekleat
~ which has cosi human he hnd
nufdrncd The state With q Ions drawn
uui and costly trial
Enonah experience has beon had
wlth laws 10 ho amply eunslnclng that
M ~rilinr GA the statute hooks ~ az,
restrictive measure " ~ no means sol
h,ltnt - stop the violations ~ that
s. ~ 10 pusslnl, DO more than slight,
discourage pgactlce ANA - the
- - The plslel laws lt would be-
pa alnlua point a. assert that tho
practice hsa been even discouraged
Every law weakly enforced offers ap
announcement 60 ths would, be- vsalA
tNr a. DEF, lhc ptase. vNefy poece ON
cer Who permits iliendshlp ot coward
lva % interfere with his performance
% sworn dutY SHOULD be made io
Ical'sc thai his name shnuld be- muu
lrsiilmalsly atsaehed 80 resignation
,han a. the s,asvn rasroll More par.
,iruletii should ,h,A l.e Insisted upon
where numan Me N Tbs price paid lor
negisot ~ eafolessnesa
Perhaps after al the so.eallcd dran.
llc pistol Law " Now yurh may hc =
slcp Va Tho tiant dlroCiiun ~ own
9,r,ol and ~ have !, N one'H honac ln
New SotN N q fnssacnsanor pmnlshal,ie
la inc and imprisonmuut. whslo 90
carry plstei eencrAlea "a sha palsen
y fslony punsnhelie ~ . term In
me rrnilsntlafs u oltlsen wants a.
ewn pl~lol he must 50, psf,nlaslsn
lr,sn the ppllce department whesa his
pistol Is registered ana a mlnu,e dcs
|rfirtlon pat on reovtd No plntel zen
be bought. seld 80 slNen away without
auc permission. bat ~ earfy plssui
wii suhicet the cartier 60 term an
the p~n,,entsssS, ltecsnt occuranees ln
New ioFk t'its uaslid seem "a snafeate
That even tbe isw has ne isrrors fur
the man who t,as murder ln hla heart
ent u Indicates she ttvnd os pahlla
opsnicn IN this regard aud 4 h. eAey a.
predict that v sh~ law AZ a new stands
~ the state a. New York doses net cure
she dsseaaN that atm more drastic
measufcr VIII fsllo~.
u mlsht not he amlsa f,9 tho law.
usAkssa "a least a. ea experiment. to
~ ponailsing the etiiteta Who ara no.
sponsihie Ter she apparent non..n.
tcfccment 81 the laws and sse Il ,h,s
Win HAVE u stimulating -nces n az.
pears 10 b. rather singular that . nnm.
her u private cltlscns kncw ~ the
rssscnce ~ plssol IN the posres-ion
N rnsns individual. hut this hnawlcaee
never reaches the psaca olllVer until
the ~eappn 10 uscd ln snunlnR out shs
life az some person against whom the
plstei eaffscs EClas some fes.l ~ tAncl.
"a ssadso. oe The bullet nnds ledxu,cug
" The eeds u sema lnns~en, os.
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