To each, his own, and no offence taken (at least not held on to, life's to short). When you've (meaning me) grown up around firearms, been taught safe handling, and had more than one occasion where you (meaning me) were glad that one (or more) were close at hand, you (meaning me) can sometimes be a little touchy about the subject (especially when there are so many folks that want to take them all away). Sweeping comments sometimes tend to put me on the defensive, but I usually bark pretty loud before I bite. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />