Sorry, I see Australia did what we've done, made certain kinds of weapons illegal, accompanying that with an amnesty and compensation -- we've also had no-compensation amnesties. (My father handed in his guns in the 1940s -- no more rabbit pie.) Judy Evans, Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html