Iron County Record | 1921-07-15 | Page 7 | With No Revolvers, the Holdup Man's Victims Would Have a Chance

With K No Revolvers, the Holdup Man's Victims Would Have a Chance By JOHN R. THOMPSON, Chicago Restaurant Man Citizen disarmament 1 Aside from world disarmament there is nothing noth-ing so important to civilization. This is my opinion and incidentally explains why I have inserted in neveral newspapers an advertisement reading thus: "I will pay $1,000 to anyone who will give one good reason why the revolver manufacturing industry should be allowed to exist in America and enjoy the facilities of the mails." The revolver always has been and still is a menace to any community. It is merely a weapon for the thug, tho holdup man and tho murderer. It is impossible to turn to any useful purpose, as ono uses the rifle or shotgun. Where would our holdup man, doing such a thriving business in Chicago today, be, if he could not get hold of a revolver? He couldn't very well go round packing a shotgun or rifle, and if ho carried only a piece of lead pipe or club the victim would at least have a fighting chance. I have long been convinced the revolver should go and the advertisement advertise-ment is the first of a series to arouse public sentiment against it as the initial step toward a bill in congress banning the making of small firearms.