Phew!
 

Tom, I can't recall you writing such a long post!

I'm in awe of your OCD! :)

Thanks for the links about Wolverine. When my kids were little, I had come across a hard bound book (not comic) which was a slice from Logan's life, pre-Wolverine. He was working in East Berlin, as an operative for some Western spy organization, presumably the CIA. It was actually well written.

Wish I could recall the author.

And regarding handguns, does Kansas offer some sort of concealed carry permit? If it does, it's well worth looking into. There's a growing body of evidence that citizen gun ownership has an inverse effect on crime, and especially we're seeing that in states which have some sort of concealed carry permit.

KS and MO both allow concealed carry license. However, I don't think I want to be in that situation. My fascination with guns is entertainment really. Just shooting at non living targets.

You can tell I'm tired. I had mentioned Kansas instead of Missouri.

I'm looking forward to the day when we'll have a readily available projectile weapon as good as a firearm, without the tremendous flash and bang. I know there are devices like this that are being worked on, that use electromagnetism, but I wonder if they'll become widely available in my lifetime.

I also like edged weapons, and have watched with great interest, the choreography behind recent movies such as 300 and LOTR. I generally keep an eye peeled for relevant shows on Discovery or the History channels.

tlarkin, thank you very much for the interesting post!:)