Much of the information in this FAQ was gleaned from rec.guns postings over the last two years. Even if we cannot name all those people, we thank them just the same.<P>

People who helped directly with this FAQ are (in alphabetical order):<P>

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<DT>Madeleine (Lyn) Bates . . . .(bates@bbn.com)
<DT>Michael Brunk . . . . . . . . . (mbrunk@cyberspace.com)
<DT>Patrick Casey . . . . . . . . . . (pcasey@interart.com)
<DT>Larry Cipriani . . . . . . . . . . (lvc@cbvox1.att.com)
<DT>Preston K. Covey . . . . . . . (covey+@andrew.cmu.edu)
<DT>John Gunshenan . . . . . . . .  (jpg@bbn.com)
<DT>Norm Johnson . . . . . . . . . .(njohnson@nosc.mil)
<DT>Our Esteemed Moderator . . . (magnum@cs.umd.edu)
<DT>John Pate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(johnny@tardis.ed.ac.uk)
<DT>David Post . . . . . . . . . . . . .(post@fc.hp.com)
<DT>Henry Schaffer . . . . . . . . . .(hes@unity.ncsu.edu)
<DT>Timothy E. Wilder . . . . . . . .(wild0003@gold.tc.umn.edu)
</DL><P>

Thanks also to the rec.guns reader who contributed the "Armed & Groggy" story and the review of Master brand trigger locks, and whose name we withhold upon request.<P>