In a message dated 98-07-07 12:49:48 EDT, saotome@micron.net writes:

<< As far as I know that's true... At my recent trip to Japan I saw a lot
 of security and I remember thinking how odd it was that NONE of them
 carried guns...
  >>

              The United States compared to most other countries is very lax
in their gun control laws. There are a lot of other countries where the COPS
don't carry guns around.