Rich McCormack wrote: > You shot your own brother? I am saddened and disgusted. Well, in my defense, he was wearing bb body armor (jeans). And it was a bb gun that probably couldn't even have broken the skin at point blank range, with the single pump I gave it. In my further defense, he had done something (don't exactly recall) less than polite to one of our cats; and I was only a child (8,10,12...?). I don't think he wound up with so much as a bruise, and it really only served to turn his attention to me instead. I'm certainly no animal rights passionate protest person or some such, but I have been known to react with temporary irrationality when confronted, face to face, with injustice. Hope this further information serves to lighten your sadness and disgust... -- Erich C-H # 2099 Silver Glen American Shorthairs www.worzellaphoto.com/pets/index.htm