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Show Lock Up Repeating Criminals Recently three robbers attempted to holdup a branch of an important bank in a northern California city. During the robbery one of them shot and killed a teller who did not obey orders with 3ufficient alacrity to satisfy the thug. Fortunately the three were captured when the car in which they were escaping es-caping crashed into a truck. And the fact apperaed that all of them were old offenders with continuous records for felonies in Pacific Coast cities. The record of the killer embraced an sight year sentence for robbery, an escape es-cape from prison and identification for-a for-a previous bank holdup. He was also wanted for robbery in Los Angeles. The second member of the trio had to his credit conviction for assult with 3, deadly weapon, an arrest as a bank :obbery suspect, and an escape from luthorities while being taken to answer an-swer for the charge. The third thug, not to be outdone, had demonstrated his ability by an ar-est ar-est for attempt burglary, a sentance on another burglary charge, an arrest for robbery and another arrest. Law similar to the Baumes Laws in Jew York State would mean life im-irisonment im-irisonment for confirmed criminals of this type, upon fourth conviction for a felony. They could not be turned loose ! time after time, on a helpless public. Anti-pistol legislation, which would prohibit the law abiding citizens from owning a gun on the theory that such neasures would tend to prevent crime, sould in no way deter this type of lawbreakers law-breakers from dealing death and destruction des-truction while perpetrating their un-'awful un-'awful acts. Let us tighten up the laws effecting criminals rather than those effecting the home owner or lover of sports. |