Media induced hysteria over the horrifying but very atypical school shootings at Columbine and elsewhere bely the fact that school violence has never been less frequent, crime is at an all time low, and still these people wish to register and ultimately confiscate weapons from law abiding citizens.

"No free man shall be debarred the use of arms." - Thomas Jefferson.

"I prefer a dangerous liberty to a quiet servitude." -Thomas Jefferson

Eric Strzepek (electronic mail, May 21, 2000).