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Show Boys under 14 cant own gun A reminder covering the illegal ille-gal use of guns by juveniles was issued today by the Utah Department of Fish and Game. Utah law provides that no one under the age of 14 years may own a gun, nor may they use or hunt with a gun before reaching the age of 14 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Further provisions of the law subject the parent or guardian to arrest and prosecution for contributing to the delinquency of a minor where they permit the juvenile to violate these laws. Spokesmen noted that intent of this legislation was to provide pro-vide for a period of time in which juveniles might be taken tak-en afield by someone of adult years so they" migh be taught safe gun handling and good hunting practices before reaching reach-ing age when they go afield alone. Upon reaching 14 years of age, the juvenile may hunt for nongame animals without a license li-cense and without adult supervision. super-vision. If properly licensed at 14 and 15 years, the juvenile may hunt for game birds in season, but again only when accompanied by someone 21 years of age or older. At 16 years of age the juvenile juven-ile is considered adult in so far as the State Fish andGame laws are concerned and may then purchase and use the regular reg-ular adult fish and game licenses. li-censes. The Department is citing the foregoing information and urges ur-ges everyone concerned with the youth of the State to respect re-spect these laws and aid in the enforcement of them. Overpayment The General Accounting Office Of-fice reports that millions of dollars in excessive disability pensions have been paid by the Veterans Administration because be-cause regional offices failed to review annual questionnaires that are submitted by veterans as a basis for determining if they are entitled to pension benefits. |