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mont included In rs recommends
tions submitted 10 the American Bar
Association tonight one for the pro-
hibition Of the manufacture ard sale
Of pistols, and Of cartridges or ann
munition designed TO be used In
them, Save NJ such manufacture
shall be necessary for governmental
and official use under proper legal
regulation and control.
I'VE find that more than ninety
per cent Of the crimes in this coun.
try are committed by the use o.
pistols" continued the report Of the
committee, Of which Judge William
y. Swaney Of Chattanooga, Tenn,
was chairman. we find hat me
laws prohibiting the carrying OF fire
arms or deadly weapons are inef-
fective-in fact, that they work 90
the benefit Of the criminal rather
than the law-abiding citizen"
"The criminal situaiion in the
United States, so Tar as crimes OF
violence are concerned, is worse than
that Of any other civilized country
the report said. Here there IS
less respect for law. From all avail
able sources Of information, we cs-
innate that there were more than
$500 unlawful homicide last year
in this country, and that IN no year
during the 1st ton years did the
number fall below $500 IN other
words, during the last ten years no
less than $4,000 Of our citizens have
persisted by paicons, by the pistol
or the knife, or by some other UNI
lawfui ard deadly instrument.
BurR,tries increa4s
"Burglarics have Increased In this
country during the last ten years,
200 per cent.
Deliberate murder, burglary, and
robbery will be seldom attempted
unless the criminal is armed. In
European countries criminals are, as
rule are not armed
"On the other hand, in crimes
which indicate the dishonesty Of the
people. such as larceny, eVtortion
forgery, fraud and
other crimes Of swindling. a com
parison 81 conditions demonstrates
the morals Of this country are bet
ter than in any other Of the large
countries Of the world.
III is our united opinion that the
means provided in the United States
for coping with crimes and Grimm
ais are today neither adequate nor
efficient, for example:
First, we find that the parole
and probation laws, As administered.
very generally fails 70 accomplish
The purposes for which the laws We're
designed and weaken the admins
tration Of criminal Justice. We rec
ommend that first offenders only
should be eligible for probation. We
recommend that the indeterminate
sentence laws should be modified So
as % apply TO first offenders only,
and We believe, too. that neither
probation nor parole should be per-
mitted those convicted Of homicide.
burglary. criminal assault or high
way robbery
Delay in Courts
Second, we find that more than
ninety per cent Of the murders in
this country are committed by the
use Of pistols
Third, we find the causes FOR de-
lay in criminal cases SO varied and
the conditions 50 differing that We
hesitate % make specific recommeu-
dations Diiatory motions-and
many other causes for delay. all
accrue 70 the benefit Of the law
breaker
I'VE recommend that every state
be given every right 20 appeal now
enjoyed By defendant-except
from a verdict Of not guilty, and we
recommend that the prosecutor IN a
criminal trial shall have the right
20 call the attention Of the jury 20
the fact that the defendant has fail
ed himself 70 contradict or derry
testimony offered by the prosecution.
I'VE recommend that The state
be given the right % amend the in
dictmeent upon proper terms in mat
tiers Of form.
I'VE recommend that there should
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