i keep one s&w in the office and one at home. both are registered and i had to take some kind of written test to buy them. the test is stupid, because the store walks you through the answers, so it serves no useful purpose. the only thing i learned was that even if it is the trunk of your car and is loaded, legally it has to be kept in a locked box. kind of dumb i believe. the problem with the philosophy of the nra, no intrusion by the government on the right to bear arms, because the purpose of the weapon is to protect you against, not only intruders, but also, against an oppressive government. the later is a silly viewpoint. personal protection, yes, but the government always has a bigger gun. in addition, government, including ours, has better ways to oppress than to use armed force. next time you go to a store staffed by the current generation of kids, and ask for help, see what happens. this generation of teenagers, is either the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning.