Show THE BEAVER TRAGEDY A few days ago a young boy named samuelson was waa shot shoe and killed at beaver ho he and a playmate were each playing with a revolver cape cap a and otherwise dangerously ban adling it when one of the weapons was waa discharged with the effect above set eeb out speaking of the tragedy the local paper there becomes facetious saying that at last a loaded gun has killed somebody thus showing anai it a lo 10 loaded a d ed gun in improper hands to Is as dangerous danger oua as the one that is not loaded lo adeil it is one of the most singular ein gular things in life that the of frequency such h 0 occurrences och curren ces does but seem to inere aae them W aning and examples how ever tragic they may be have but the effect of stimulating others to walk in the forbidden anti and bloodstained path J judging u agi ng by the record so far made up the question is can nothing be done of a practical nature to keep firearms out of tet beider der hands since example and admonition are thrown away upon the owners of such hands leta let a law be enacted it a misdemeanor or felony in accordance with the nature of any accident that may occur aa a 4 ire auit tor lor the owner ut deadly weapons to keep or leave them in a place where young people can call got get at them then when somebody is killed or hurt there is responsibility which can be fixed and nn an example made also let the law declare that lor any dealer la firearms or auy other person to sell hire or loan to or in any mannor manner assist anyone under a certain age in procuring a dead or dangerous danger dauge oua roul weapon shall subject the offender to punishment in any event but tills this to by be iu increased creased in id prop nion to any accident or mie mi chiei schlei resulting f from rom such u unlawful act it seems tu to us such a law would have a salutary effect certainly it would not increase the evil spoken of an ev evil I 1 I 1 which h has as grown to such proportions that we can no longer only regret and lament but are imperatively required to not act let this be among the first things to receive the attention of the next legisla ture |