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Show A Lesson For America It is not a coincidence Iliac thu nation who has the most laws, the United States, likewise lius cir most disgraceful crime record. I' is a historical fact that we cannot cure a social problem merely by prohibitory legislation. Revolvers and pistols have lon , been the favorite targets for Amer- lean reformers. They argue that prohibiting them will curb crimes of all kinds But tliev fail to rec- ogni;:e that anti-gun laws would disarm the good citizen but would not affect the well financed, organized or-ganized underworld. No country in Europpe is freer from crime than Switzerland and it is the only country without laws governing firearms and in whicn the authorities actually encourage their possession and use. There :s a lesson in this for America. |