Evening star., 1921-02-27
JUDGE URGESLAW
TO BAN GUN T0T|NG
Senior Police Justice Says
Measure Should Be
Framed With Care.

ct feel certain that definite action
.bonI6 he taken regarding the sa'e
cf firearms and other dangerous
onons Immediate regulation OF
i ~hich is necessitated by the whoie1
sale gun toting that is preSaieh' III
ehIa city" Robert Hardison' senior
,3udge at the Police Court. declared III
al interview yesterday.
ct A, feel. however" he continued
that steps to frame law restrict-
ing the sale of weapons should De
undertaken with great care. as TOO
sstrict regulations would work harW'
"The District of Columbia rs IN
peculiar situation. due to the ieoera'
jurisdiction. 1t cannot pass IT'S own
laws and therefore any law that is
drawn up regarding its government
must be so drawn with thought 10
laws made for il by the federal Con-
stitution.
Existing Law Lacking.
"The laws which now exist, Judge
Hardison said. are very incompe'ent
and Inadequate Too much license Is
given TO the person who ruSheS IN
store to purchase firearm The
Eullivan law that is enforced IN the
city of New York is too drastic 10
be thought of for the District of CO.
tumbia am rather in favor OF
sonse law cooperative with the met
fopolitan police department. although
how it should best be drafted l am
as yet not prepared TO say
= Commissioner Mabel T. Poardman
last night added her Endorsement to
the campaign now i'm progress to OBJ
tain legislation restricting the sale
Of deadly weapons in the District.
This places the three members OF
the board of Commissioners on record
for a more stringent law governing
the sale of pistols. as Commissioners
J. Thilman Hendrick and Col. Cha rles
". Kutz have both declared them
selves in sympathy with the move
mont.
q Favers Police Permit.
Boardman. that there should be
law prohibiting the anregulated sale
Of guns. l believe law should be
enacted which would require a per-
nit from the police in order to pur-
chase a weapon. The respectable. re-
lie Bile citizen who feels that he has
cause to possess a revolver will not
hesitate to apply to the authorities
tor such permit"
Payment of one-half of fines i'm
posed in cases of persons convicted
81 charges of carrying concealed
weapons to the inforner is regarded
h&certain officials as being one of the
A1oet enectiye provisions of con-
ocAled weapon law introduced in Con-
EEess by Representative William H.
Hid of New York.
s Enactment of the law as written
tests of violators of the law, it is be-
Heved.
IL Representative Hill would give the
Police power to make arrests and
eearches In cases where there is sus-
Melon. a provision of his bill giving
lAx
picious person or persons suspected OF
varying a firearm or other dangerous
weapon.
s. Maj Gessford. superintendent OF
police. has received from Representa-
suve Hill a copy of the bill.
.:; introduced Nineteen Msnths Age.
= The bill was introduced nineteen
months ago.
&: A fine Of $500 or twelve months
imprisonment. or both fine and i'm
4ftsonment. is the penalty provided
IN the proposed law. Police officials
favor severe penalty in such cases.
1nd ; say they think imposition Of the
Weapon cases called to the attention
Af the court under the law now in
operation would be the means Of re-
Auctng the number Of cases of pistol
Seting In the District of Columbia
!. Nesrs Held VITA Asten.tie.
John Robert Hurde. colored, POI O
ereet, yesterday safternoon strolled
Along 9TH street with a loaded auto
smatic in his pocket, it is charged.
and was arrested by Detectives
Embry and Thompson when found in
-A-store, trying to negotiate a loan
on the weapon or sell it.
There were eight cartridges in the
MeBa1ine. 1T IL charged. when he en-
fsfed the store and took the weapon
4sem his pocket Detectives nabbed
Aam and he was locked up at the
3fSt precinct station.
AT police headquarters last night
Lieut.. Burlingame. night chief of de-
fectivea fixed collateral in the case
~ $500.
LILLIAN Henry. colored. 1s5 F. street
4epthwest, was attacked by an un.
ndentihed colored man near I'd and c
Stfeets southwest about 2:30 O'Clock
Yesterday morning. She said the man
Drew revolver and dragged her
hnto an alley. She managed to scream
Eof assistance, and her assailant was
Heightened away.
- NEGRO SHOOTS GROCER