Show THE THE CONCEALED CONC ALED WEAPON If I Utah had hail a definite statute pro providing pr viding for the infliction of a heavy fine and Imprisonment upon those thore who tarry ar concealed deadly weapons a I good many worthy men who are in their graves today would be alive alve That there Is la no statute under which the penalties named can cn be imposed Is most surprising Yet tile the fact fac remains A nan man though he Is known to be a lan desperate may be arrested with wih a bloodstained revolver in his pocket with wih one chamber or or the WO pon discharged It I may be known pos positively to the police that he will wi ue use Ills his weapon in the commission of crimes And the only thing the police Judge jude can do under his Interpretation of the statute is to give ghe him time In which to leave the city Our statute merely provides provide that U onu having upon his person peron a a dead deadly deadly t ly weapon with intent to commit an ati assault is 18 guilty gl of a misdemeanor No court ourt can cn say sy positively that a man who carries a deadly weapon Intends cres to commit an assault assault To say sy so would be to attribute to the court superhuman man knowledge The rhe inference how however howver however ever ver is very ver strong especially in the ease case of ot a known criminal And the fact of the matter is that there should be bea a definite defnie statute in as there I In every other state In the union prohibiting the carrying of or concealed deadly weapons In Kentucky the lightest penalty that the thevan van can be inflicted for the offense Is a afine ane aline line fine ne of 25 26 G and ten days in jail jal Note ote the te Jail jai sentence The Te court has no option opton He must impose the imprison imprisonment ment as a a well as a a the fine The result of ot that statute has been that the practice lice tice Ur of carrying pistols has become practically obsolete hi In Kentucky Kentuck ex cx except pt among tha desperate deperte criminal classes Other Oter states slat have penalties equally severe sever and some Home are much se severer severer There Thee Is a crusade along that line Une In a few of the southern souther states right now with wih a view to preventing the commission of or crimes by negroes The wave of crime that has Ims been sweeping over some of the Uie tle larger larer cities cites both oth north lr and south has ha stirred the authorities to action acton Some eastern eater cities dt Washington among them theal have ordinances s licensing the tho sale Ie of ot wea weapons pans pons That at is is before a citizen cH zen is per permitted mite to purchase a 3 weapon capable of or being bing concealed he must secure a license IC And unless good character Is indisputably shown tho the license cannot be b procured Dealers Deler who sell sen weapons to unlicensed Individuals are severely punished Here any a tough who ho wants to buy a revolver can c purchase one He Ho can cn load and nd slip sUp It I into bin nis pocket pet and go g out prepared to commit murder The Washington ordinance would not be a abad abd abad bad bd law lw for Sat Salt Lake City To make makeI It I very T hard ba for lor the to tough to buy a re revolver rc revolver volver would produce almost almo as good results 1 t as 2 2 to t tA lock lo him up In jail jai when he lie Is caught carrying one one In eIther cither case c e life and ad property would be he safer and an the te community would be better beter off oI C |