Why is it that so many persons want to do away with the Sullivan Law instead of directing their efforts to getting the things the Sullivan Law provides? Subdivision 8, Section 1897, says it is the duty of the police commissioner to issue a license upon application by a householder, messenger of any banking institution, storekeeper or merchant.
The irony of excluding employees and renters from an ordinance-defined clique of "Only Ones" seems to have escaped Sgt. Bill Brefka, N.Y. State Troopers. That and the fact that such licenses, if obtainable at all in actual practice, didn't provide for bearing arms. That goes to a whole 'nother level of connections and prestige.
There's another great letter in the "Crossfire" section that recalls how a citizen militia repelled the Jesse James gang.
The November 1958 issue of GUNS Magazine is now online, featuring articles, photos, and the classic period ads and prices that give us such great insights on the way things were, not really so long ago.
WarOnGuns regulars know I post on these each month as "new" issues become available. Thing is, they don't keep them on their website forever, so if you haven't been saving them to your computer, you'll no longer be able to access prior issues from the Internet.
No worries. The entire collection from 1955-1957 is available on CD-Rom.
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