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Show I I ; t A . ; wj . ... l .... -j ... Ll Eafe fir tyn to f vrn tt.s streets unarmed un-armed at r '.t. ;:en v i.o carry weapons weap-ons at n'-ht ny tr.at t'..t-y f'.ve them a i feeling' of aSJri security, and that they j do not f ( l t'.mfi when i ".. :r. x dark alleyways en I der.;e!y shaded portions 1 tt the streets. I Merchants who sell revolvers say that I there is a steady demand for them, i I Many men buy late patterns, they say. j and within a few years return and In- j quire if any more modern guns have been put on the market. . . v The majority of revolvers are purchased pur-chased for household use. Many men say they have had revolvers In the bourse for years, arid have never discharged dis-charged them. He turn to Cld llatits. . Occasionally, as the notion strikes them, they carry the household revolver for & time and then discard It. The notion no-tion usually strikes them after a robbery rob-bery or. t wo has been reported. Pero..3 arrested for carrying revolvers revol-vers usually surrender the weapons for all time. Judge Dlehl has made It a rule to confiscate concealed weapons, and the rule Is seldom excepted. . If the weapon be confiscated, the owner many recover It by replevin suit, but the owners own-ers seldom care to Incur the additional expense of such suit. Cr.e cf city cvl'. : i-.r-'s rrovl'-r-s a heavy f ne Lr r; : r.s w ) are convicted convict-ed cf currylr. ccnoe..'.?! wearons, and '. yet there are a reat many persons who j violate the law almost daily. It 13 generally believed that the Mayor ' gives permission to many privileged I persT-s to carry firearms, but this is a i mistake. ... , Mayor Thompson says that no one except the rej-ular policemen and night watchmen are allowed to carry weapons and that he very seldom grants permission permis-sion to others to do so. rerrnissioa Is Hefusei. Men frequently call upon him and ask that favor, but he Invariably refuses it, unless good cause can be shown why the permit fhould be granted. . In his opinion, there are few good causes. Notwithstanding this, there are many men In Salt Lake who carry revolvers In their pockets at night. They hear of bold-ups and attempted robberies, and these stimulate them to go armed. Owing to the extremely heavy penalties penal-ties Imposed by the courts on convicted robbers, the hold-ups are gradually decreasing. de-creasing. . Not long ago a convicted hold-up who secured SilO by his act, was sentenced to serve nine years In the penitentiary. These heavy sentences do not, however, entirely stop the perpetration of the crime. . .. - . - . .. . ' - Feellny of Security. - 1 Because a hold-up Js committed occasionally, occa-sionally, many men feel that It is un- |