Well I might as well weigh in on the gun issue. Although I lean towards Communism in beliefs I vote Republican every time because they tend to be more gun favorable candidates. My Father and I are hunters as well as gun collectors. My Father owns more than 100 guns and has a pistol permit and several pistols (we live in upstate NY and in our state you must have a permit - and go through an FBI background check to have pistols at all. ) I prefer military arms - semi autos which so far are legal and own an SKS, Mauser .98 , and 2 Russian AK 47s. Neither of us are nuts and we do not go around threatening people. Those who live in cities or built up areas may not realize how necessary a gun is to protect your home in outlying areas, but the last time we had a burglar - Dad scared him off by shooting over his head- it took the State Troopers an hour YES an hour to get to us and we called as soon as we heard broken glass. So much for the idea that Police can protect us. Even if every legal owner of guns gave them up, criminals wouldn't as seen in countries where they are banned. Sorry my friend Jahled but you and I will never see eye to eye on this, but we are still friends. Well thats my spouting off time. - Grand Moff Paul Conway