Kat, Yes indeed, Narcotics Anonymous, very like Alcoholics Anonymous, saved my dear friend's life. Hopefully to simplify what I was saying above, shouldn't we all be accountable for whatever we do that endangers others? Things like driving carefully and taking possession of a deadly weapon, hopefully legally, aren't these our responsibilities if and when we choose to do them? As for the law, in a perfect world we wouldn't need any because everyone would choose to accept their responsibilities (that's one of my versions), but seeing as how we've never had perfection and never will, shouldn't the law protect us from the negligent and those of bad faith? The legal system, like everything else, is far from perfect itself, but it's what we've got, and it can be made to work if we want it to bad enough. I have a hard time respecting an opinion that says "I will do this potentially dangerous thing and I will be careful, but I'll not accept all the responsibility if something goes wrong." I do try to keep my guitars out of the wrong hands.

Chet W.