Since introducing the abovementioned resolution I have made somewhat of a study of the use of firearms by agents of the Federal Government employed in the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead Act. and. while some of these cases were justifiable. many lives could be spared by exercising better judgment The numerous Federal agencies whose duty it is to enforce the law makes difficult. unless by legislative or Executive order. the issuing of safe and uniform regulations concerning the use of firearms by enforcement officers. For illustration. and particularly on the Niagara frontier. where Mr. Hanson was shot. we have agents of the Prohibition Bureau. the Coast Guard. the border patrol. the customs service. and the Immigration Bureau. all engaged in patrolling bridges. ferries. highways. as well as the shores of the Niagara River and the Lakes. In addition to these agencies we have the local police. the sheriffs force. and the State police. all sworn to protect the lives and property of our citizens. and with all these many legions of officials. officers. and agents human life is not safe on the public highways of the Nation. When such a condition exists it is time the representatives of our Government took action.
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