Show We Get of Action o on n Sale o of Fireworks Recently we criticized the peace officer in Salt Lake county for either being blInd or deliberately ly ignoring the law That was a result of pf the reports of citizens of the open sale of fireworks in violation of the state law aw and a Salt Lake county ordinance at ata ata a number of places out in the county We Ve suggested that this did not encourage encourage en en- courage respect for the law in hi the yo young youngsters young young- ng- ng who knowing that sale of f fireworks fireworks fire fire- reworks re- re works was illegal nevertheless s patronized patronized patronized patron patron- these open fireworks establishments We Vc further pointed out it was not fair to legitimate businessmen who would not run the risk of open law violation and t therefore lo lost t out on a profitable trade Now we must say a word of praise for recent enforcement effort by th the e county sheriffs sheriff's office Sheriff George Georg e Beckstead eckstead has assigned two deputy sheriffs to the task of of enforcing th the e fireworks law in the county Their activities ac ac- ac- ac reportedly have sharply curtailed d 4 1 t T f 4 such sales and they have sworn ou out t three complaints in connection with the th e alk alleged operation of three fireworks firework s stands In addition they have confiscated confiscate d a large larg-e quantity of fireworks This demonstrates that a little attention attention attention atten atten- tion to enforcement will go a long way in assuring compliance with any such law We Vc commend the sheriffs sheriff's office a aits on its new policy and hope they stick with with h it This ban on sale possession and us use e of fireworks should either be vigorously enforced or it should be repealed Halfway Halfway Halfway Half Half- way measures in such a case case are worse r e than no action at all |