Ah, you'd be disappointed in a good gun fight here, Scottie, cause on one on the anti-gun side seems to know how to address their opponents' points. Ah well... Here's my last word: 1. The real trade off is between safety and freedom. In my opinion it's wiser to choose freedom. 2. I don't own a gun. Ever try to outlaw them, tho... Jim In a message dated Fri, 20 Aug 1999 2:52:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Scottie Bowman <rbowman@indigo.ie> writes: > We can ramble on happily about the teaching of English, > the comparative merits of 70s as opposed to 30s pop, > the urban myths surrounding 4 wheel drives, the theory > of group theatre, & so on & so on. All good Salinger-related > material. > > But at the first whiff of cordite, Paul & Camille slink off > into the scrub while Tim crosses himself & starts waving > the old censer. > > Back to the classroom. Pity. Just when I, at least, was > starting to look forward to a really envigorating gut fight. > > Scottie B.