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    "title": "Letter from J. M. Blough to the National Law Enforcement Commission Requesting Legislation to Restrict the Purchase of Firearms",
    "description": "This letter from J. M. Blough includes the cover from the \"Short Stories\" magazine that contains articles which romanticize guns according to Mr. Blough.",
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    "ocrText": "at assessit to elss 981 st ydw D mt evad\nedj moth sensoll 8 coltinumma TO a nso BITO of\n1309 Franklin St.,\n.VOD eds VSE aldt RI. sale эпо ЭМОВ of the Liss nso themms\nJohnstown, Pa.,\nISSY VISA .878 redd quiw Das svad elqueq wod VIJDSKS sword\nSept. 10, 1939.\ngnierelm 10 VILUB bawoi at вло YES II 20 ILA 10 9bsm 01 JD\net поqвет edd bas belover at eanecil aid подвет 3 mo of egefiving aid\nThe National Law Enforcement Commission,\nRECEIVED\nJB STUDES CBO sigoeq bas tasseb .mtd mozi medat\nWashington, D. C.\nSEP 12 1929\nsvad bluods Instattive velit 11 VIno next Das\nNATIONAL COMMISSION ON LAW\nOBSERVANCE AND ENFORCEMENT\nGentlemen:\ntonneo SW of valimie was .8.U edd IttnU\nI understand that a committee has been appointed to study\nbettimmoo SIS SOMITO fach of eqod\nthe cause of crime. This is very important indeed. For their considera-\nnoqeew 8 STUDES TO\ntion I beg to present a few things:\nintertance Off at stedT\n1. I enclose the front cover page of one copy of \"Short Stori\n-sseblenoo\nTWOY\nries\". I consider such pictures in our magazines and such stories which\nand other crimes\nconstantly tell of shooting as a most prolific source of crime, for the\n1\nyoung folks who see them and read the m are inspired to do the same.\nare\n2. Moving Pictures is another source of crime. This has been\nproven again and again. For in many moving pictures crime is displayed\nand often the hero is guilty of crime himself, and so children are led\nto believe it is smart to commit a crime and often the proper thing to do.\nThese are two main causes of crime which could be largely\neliminated by the following legislation:\nAll pictures of crime are prohibited on the screen, advertis-\ning posters, magazines and newspapers, etc.\nAll stories told so as to condone crime or praise it should\nbe positively forbidden.\n3. The ease with which people in America can buy firearms\nand ammunition is the greatest cause of crime in America. Why should\nevery one indiscriminately be allowed to have a weapon?\nI have lived for 25 years in India and with that large pop-\nulation we do not have as many crimes in a year as some of our cities\nhave in a month. Why is it? Because/ the sale of firearms is restricted.\nNo one can buy a weapon or ammunition without a license from the Gov-\n#8 8061\nernment, neither can he sell it to some one else In this way the Gov.\nnworandol\nknows exactly how many people have firearms and who they are. Every year\neser OI .fges\na check is made of all of the m. If any one is found guilty of misusing\nhis privilege to own a weapon his license is revoked and the weapon is\nW.S.I. edT\ntaken from him. Only decent and trustworthy people can secure a license,\n.0 .I\nand then only if they can show sufficient reason why they should have\nthe permission.\nUntil the U.S. passes some law similar to this we cannot\nyhuts of bethloges need and estimmoo S tedt\nhope to reduce crime in America materially. Most crimes are committed\n-steblenoo stedt 207 beebet VISV at emizo to eauso edj\nby shooting, and the most wicked criminal can always secure a weapon.\n:sgnidt we'l 5 thesetq of ged I nott\nThere is no constraint.\ndeots trode\" to yoo эло 20 91.80 TSVOO thort edd esclore I\nI recommend to you these three causes for your considera-\ndoldw ведтора dous Das sentumen TWO dous \"seft\ntion, and trust you may urge legislation to curb these e vils.\nsit IOI ,emizo 20 BOTHOB cillions Jaom 8 B-B guitoods 10 [fet Vitnetance\neman out of of ABOT Das 588 extor\nVery sincerely yours,\nneed and sidT .emizo to SOTWOR Tedtons at senutoly gatvoll .8\nbel beyafqeth STS membildo at emito 08 serutolq DAB gnivom emizo to at TOT g. at cred Do Blough eds method\nof gridt TOQOTQ edt netio bas OMLIO 8 timmoo of trama 81 +1 svelled of\nVISITAL 9d bívoo doldw emizo to assusso atam owf 9TS eaedT\n:nottaIstgel antwollor sat Vd betantmile\n, поетов edit по bedididing STS emizo To semtelq IIA\n.ote bas sentasy.com gat\nbluode the saistq 30 emito enobaco of BD 08 blot seliors IIA\nvisvitisoq 9d\nvud neo soltemA nt elqueq doldw delw sase edT &\nbivode YoW .SOITSMA at emito to esuso teetsers eat at bas\nTaogsew S evad of bewolls ed едо vieve\n-goq OFIAI tadt dttw bas sital at sisey as TOI bevil eved I\nseltio TUO to 9mos 8.8 188Y a at sentro yasa 88 evad for ob ew nottalu\nA Novel of Railroad Gunmen by Chas. W. Tyler\nShortStories Twice AMonth\n30c\nin\nCanad\nJULY 10th\n25¢\nWILLIAM\nMACLEOD\nRAINE'S\nNEW NOVEL BEGINS\nWITH HUMMING\nfrom\nA\nLEAD!\nA\ngard\nO\n\"W\nThe\nTHE\ne\nFighting\nTenderfoot\nLooks for Trouble"
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