"A Nation of Cowards" by Jeffrey R. Synder is one of the best commententaries on self-defense and gun-control that I've seen. It appears in issue Number 113, Fall 1993 of The Public Interest. Get a copy! "The Public Interest (ISSN-0033-3557) is published quarterly by National Affairs, Inc., ... at 1112 16th Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20036. ... Subscription price: $21 for one year, $38 for two years, $54 for three years. Add $3 annually for Canadian amd foriegn subscriptions.... Back issues are available for $6." Jeff C.