Note that this is Polk County, Florida. Out there they believe the earth is 6000 years old and that The Flintstones was a documentary.

(I live one jurisdiction West, in Manatee County. We win't brilliant here, but most of us understand evolution and stuff like that.)

"If Linux's foaming-at-the-mouth zealots harm the adoption of Linux, why don't leftism's zealots harm the adoption of leftism?"

They do.

$20 or less at Home Depot will buy you everything you need to make a .410 or 12 ga. shotgun. No machining required, either.

http://www.masterlock.com/products/product_details/99DSPT = the kind of gun lock I have. Fits both pistols and rifles, almost any caliber.

Many companies make these locks, and they are available from almost all gun stores except possibly the Weapon Shops of Isher,

Before I shoot either my pistol or my rifle I say, "Hi. It's me."

Once in a while I take a friend or young relative to the range with me. When I do that, I make appropriate introductions:

"Chuck, this is a a Merlin 795 rifle."
"Rifle, this is Chuck. He's an approved person."

I also have simple, cheap mechanical locks for my guns.

All I need, methinks.

I have no children in my house unless grandchildren are visiting from out of state. When they're here, my guns are locked.

The idea of adding some sort of uP device to my $150 .22 pistol is a laugh.

Are you going to pay for it?

If not, my $10 through-the-magazine-well lock will have to do.

If you want the look & feel of Windows 7, 95, (shudder) Vista, or even 3.1 or something custom you make up, download Classic Shell - http://www.classicshell.net/ - and you will have more control over Windows than you've ever had.

Pet meds. Lots higher from the vet than online, same as human meds.

This is not true. I read on the Guns are Better than Sex site that crime in Great Britain is going up because they don't have guns. Are you telling me that an American who enjoys fellating guns has lied? No way!