Show AN EMBARGO ON TOY PISTOLS tim THE bill formulated and presented by lion ilon HJ richards of the le legislative 1 council prohibiting the sale of toy pistols was the first measure produced by the present assembly to become law being the first to go to the governor norand and receive his signature sl gna ture in view of the number of deaths of children that have been produced produce din in the corn corm muni tyby the dangerous article the sale of which is riv rii now lii prohibited his excellency expressed his bis pleasure at at such a law having havin been enacted the bill passed both houses almost without an attempt at dissent the only objection object iou lou coming from one member who expressed himself to the effect that he considered the subject too trifling for legislative legi action another member answered the objection by stating statin in iru effect that he did not see anything trifling about circumstances resulting from the use of the toy pistol a number of families having been plunged into the deepest sorrow in consequence of members of their domestic circles succumbing to the hand of death through the a agency L ncy ney of this mischievous little implement the answer to the objection was based on stubborn facts quite a number berof of untimely deaths from injuries received by the handling of toy pistols having been reported in our columns within the last three years we are gratified that the bill for the prohibition of the sale of the little implement of evil has been passed and become a law |