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Show r Meanwhile, Over Here As long as we are a nation without a tough, meaningful, federal gun control law, we are a nation w ithout sufficient conscience. Ive long - number of murders and nearmurders that were seeing with held the belief that we need national such frequency. I know that we, as a society, would have to make a sacrifice to achieve that result. But substantially reduce the Americans have been called upon before to make sacrifices, and this is one that I believe would be which well worth it. Amer- icans can obtain handguns. 1 favor registration of all firearms, but the meaty gun We simply cant continue to allow ourselves to remain hostages of dangerous and unpredictable characters, who can obtain handguns far easier than it is for decent Americans to penetrate assorted bureaucracies to obtain serices that are supposed to help rather than harm the human condition. It's ridiculous, and it's got to change. control proposal I support would concentrate not so much on the shotguns and rifles of our societys sportsmen, but rather on the cheap Saturday Night Spe- cials and other handguns with which the vast majority of our nations violent crimes are being committed. It would be absurdly naive to suggest that a gun control law would eliminate all the crimes that are a plague to our country. Its entirely reasonable, though, to believe that gun-relate- Legion Breakfast Though were still the worlds model of freedom even without a gun control law, our failure thus far to adequately address this need has, indeed, reduced our liberty. For people in some sections of the United States cant feel free to walk their own d Courthouse Squares KEARNS. Members of American Legion Post 132 will host a breakfast from 10 a m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the J all makes vacuums. Spec-- J fcializing in Kirby, Hoover, Eureka & Bison. Genuine par- "Ms, bags, belts, brush 4- 4 rolls. A.T.ENTERPRISES repair 4081 W. 5415 5., Tel. HOME. GRANGER. or hot toast, coffee chocolate. KEARNS Thrifty shoppers read the Green Sheet 966-141- 6 Ken- year under Riley bacon or 1981 -- It's ironic that a society which perform human can crime-relate- d Its true that the variety of criminals who are committed to owning and using hanof dguns in the commission crimes will get them regardless of what laws are on the books. But what about all those domestic quarrels in which one family member, in a moment of uncontrolled rage, reaches for a loaded pistol instead of taking some other action with far less lethal consequences? And the psychopaths, plus those walking the borderline between sanity and insanity, who can (as our recent wave of attacks on public figures has demonstrated) erupt into an act of violent lunacy at hard-cor- any time? A Newton. Prior to coming to West Lake, he spent six years in the district office as superintendent of child accounting. He was at Granger high the year it opened, teaching business education for eight years. Mr. Johnson eight spent e of history criminal of years as a of business at South high where he was also school treasurer. His first year of teaching was spent at Juab high in Nephi in 1949-5as a business teacher sub- has been a member of two bishoprics and has completed his 50th year in scouting this year. He was active in the Salt Lake Teachers Assn., having been their last elected and our con- Punishing offenders swiftly and effectively would make a big difference in not only enacting apresponse propriate, to acts of violence, but also in letting contemplative criminals know that the law will be rough on them if their temptations get the best of them. But thats not enough. Federal gun control legislation would advance the realization of a saner and safer society even further. We might not be able to recognize the benefits of gun control right away; in fact, the positive results might not become really visible for decades. But realize them we will, provided that we act. And the sooner the better. What it all boils down to is how badly we abhor violence and how seriously were committed to restoring a measure of sanity and conscience to our land. gun-wieldi- after-the-fa- much-neede- d ing to relax and enjoy life one day at a time, depending on the mood 1965-6- the eve of his retirement, he nounced, Im just go Im MmH Mi in. Ml Our Super Wedding Dress SMJE 0 The Grantsville native moved to Salt Lake for his elementary years and OUR ANNUAL JUNE BRIDAL SALE ENDS spent his junior high and high school years in Tooele. He attended LDS Business College a year and then worked for some years in business were which with On Education and snail-pace- d fronted. involve- Assn, in instructor. the chaos Its a federal law that we need, too. The state gun laws that are in effect in some places are a joke as far as national impact is concerned. Its obviously quite simple for people like President Reagans John Lennons killer and others who are out of control, to buy a gun in Texas or Georgia, then stroll into Washington, D.C., New appointed sec- retary. He was president of our system must shoulder much the responsibility for the state of ment or mental instability. The number of handgun-relate- d crimes committed by those with such pasts is shocking and shameful, in that our idleness has, in a very real way, helped them carry out their acts. thats - excessively lenient judicial of would-be-assassi- handgun control law marine radioman with duty in the Pacific. When he returned, he attended the UofU and graduated in 1949. While working at ZCMI, he met and married June Ash- - Agreed sion. Though it represents somewhat of a compromise on my part, I support the passage of a law requiring registration of all firearms, plus a waiting period '(20 or 30 days seems reasonable) before a gun can be acquired, for authorities to determine if a prospective gun owner has any kind properly administered, making it less easy than it is now for people to obtain handguns, would, in the four years as a York or wherever, and fire away at whomever theyre obsessed with shooting. long first neth C. Johnson is cleaning out his desk at West Lake junior high as he retires following 33 years as an educator, the past 23 in Granite School District. Mr. Johnson has been at West Lake for seven years as assistant principal, six of them under Dr. Max Jackman and the past sausage, eggs, hot cakes, hash browns, creamed sausage on Thursday, June 4, run, yield a significant decrease in the number of deaths in our country. Thats a desirable enough objective, and a logical enough conclu- organ transplants and aweinspiring space feats, can also be so primitise as to let itself be continually subjected to the siolence and madness of savages and lunatics, whose tendencies thrive on the apathy that exists among many, and on the myths being perpetuated by the NR . Administrator Ending Career SOMETIMES FISHERMEN DONT CATCH ANYTHING UNTIL THEY GET post home, 3200 West. The menu will neighborhoods without the fear of being gunned down by some maniac. And as far as this issue is concerned, our legislators are considerably lacking in guts until gun control becomes a reality in our country. Unfortunately for the U.S., our most destructive and poisonous lobby - the National Rifle Assn. effectively fostered a wave of paranoia and hysteria among its members and other Americans, whove been persuaded to fear the eventual and total loss of their freedom if gun control becomes a reality. What a remarkably blatant distortion of the situation. The constitutional argument against gun control is also as hollow as an empty barrel. When our founding fathers set forth the Bill of Rights, giving Americans the liberty to bear arms, we were winning our independence some 200 years ago our streets werent the jungles that they are today. Besides, weve amended the original constitution many times since its passage; we can and should do so again to bring about this needed change. At West Lake Slated Saturday WEST VALLEY VIEW by Tom Smith noticeable decrease in the ease with of . . handgun legislation would not immediately, but eventually directly result in a legislation which would iwe 33 JUNE 6TII Get acquainted with our newest location in Salt Lake with this Super Sale! com- munity, many of them atZCMI. World War II saw him in the Navy for f $4ffl)99 riip r .? 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