Little Hawk, No, in the United States we don't need a license to keep a gun. We need a license to carry a concealed weapon in public, but that is all. I'm curious: Do you feel that you are living under a fascist regime, like Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union, because your populace is not generally carrying guns around? Or because you require those who want to have guns to know how to use them safely? Do you find that your homes are being invaded on a regular basis by criminals with guns, and that you could defend yourself against this if you had a gun, or that it would make any difference if you didn't have a license to keep the gun? How about our friends in the UK? I believe you have stricter gun laws than we do. How's the state of your society?

John