I'm a gun control advocate generally speaking, not because outlawing guns would make it harder for criminals to get guns - it doesn't - but because stupid people legally get guns and stupidly kill others through avoidable accidents. I don't think we have enough gun safety requirements in place. That's not an issue here, though, because you're right, whether you have a gun to defend yourself or not would not be a factor in whether you could defend yourself against the sniper. You can't. It's that simple and that's what's so scary. Kat > As much as I admire and respect your opinions, > Kat, I really can't fathom > how additional firearms legislation is going to > help--now or in the future. > Does this man, or any criminal for that matter, > give a damn about THE LAW? > Especially when the laws already on the books > are unenforced, under-enforced > or plea-bargained into impotence. I know it's > an old wheeze, but there's > truth in the saying that "when you outlaw guns, > only outlaws will have > guns"--at least in our American culture.