Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 6 | City Moves to Enforce Ammunition Control Law

City Moves to Enforce Ammunition Control Law 1 City officials moved Thursday to o keep small arms ammunition out of improper hands planning to Lo enforce an old ordinance requiring requiring requiring re re- re- re quiring police permits for purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of such merchandise Police Chief Reed E. E said the city wishes to avert un unnecessary unnecessary necessary hardships on sportsmen who normally buy such tion Chief said the ordinance is ambiguous and that a legal interpretation will be sought from City Attorney E. E Ray Christensen Christen- Christen sen as a guide to enforcement The ordinance covering sales of pistols revolvers and other guns has been on the books for about 12 years he said but its provisions provisions provisions provi provi- for sale of ammunition have not been enforced It is a question of a common commonsense commonsense commonsense sense enforcement policy he said That is why we want terms of the ordinance cleared up so there ma may be reasonable enforcement Plans for enforcement were discussed discussed discussed dis dis- disI dis- I cussed at a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Mayor Ab Jenkins' Jenkins office attended by Chief Mr Christensen and a committee of dealers headed by J. J W. W Meyer Z C M MI I department manager Chief said that it was his stand that the law should be enforced as long as it is on the books and pointed out it would be bea a means of controlling issuance of small arms cartridges Terms of the old ordinance provide provide provide pro pro- vide that police permits must be obtained by any person wishing I to buy ammunition