Firearms Control
Sir, —President Johnson’s views on the important Dodds Firearms Bill are regrettable, for he supposes that severe restrictions on the use of firearms will prove the panacea in crime-control. But who would be, more affected, the criminal, who arms himself through the blackmarket (even mail-order arms require registration) or the lawabiding citizen? In any case, does the mere availability of arms tempt the criminal to crime? L. E. Reiseman, deputy-commissioner of the New York Police Department, has said of the Sullivan Law (similar to the Dodds Bill) that “there is no doubt that the Sullivan law has not lessened the criminal traffic in, and the use of, firearms.” Mr Johnson and Senator Dodds intend well, but are their proposals and justifications wise? Furthermore, is there any assurance that progressively stricter arms restrictions would not follow the Dodds Bill?—Yours, D. J. MARTIN. March 14, 1966.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31009, 15 March 1966, Page 16
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146Firearms Control Press, Volume CV, Issue 31009, 15 March 1966, Page 16
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