Australia had a rather sweeping firearm and knife act. While it decreed many firearms and knives illegal, many do remain. I think Steve supported it after seeing the downside of abusive use.I know a lot of aussies, count them as friends. But sometimes I think I'm talking to values from the 1950s. And then again, Germaine Greer, the australian feminist wrote a particularly nasty attack on Steve. I think a translation of my reaction would be ' smack the stupid sheila.' <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />