Okay, I wanna say some things on several of the subjects mentioned here.

First, as far as cig prices go, I must be in paradise, you can get pretty much any brand you want for $3 or less. I personally smokED Camel Turkish Jades which were $21.9? per carton at food lion with an MVP card. The reason I capitalized "ed" on smoked is because I am in the process of quitting. I hope I succeed.

Secondly, I do actually support both the legalization of marijuana as well as being pro gun. Yes, I smoke marijuana and I'm not afraid to admit it. At the same time, I have a H&K USP compact .40cal within reach of me 99% of the time, usually in my holster on my hip. Those two things together don't mean I'm some dangerous trigger happy drug fiend. The simple fact is, I have a lot mental problems, most notably rapid-cycle-manic-depression. That's basically an extreme case of bipolar disorder where I can go from the happiest guy in the world to trying to commit suicide within seconds or minutes, literally. The only legal medication is pills which I can't take for another personal reason. They also depend on having a steady constant supply of the medication and in an emergency it takes at least 45 minutes to feel the effects of anything that won't put me into a drug induced coma. With my disability, I CAN NOT wait 45 minutes! That is why I have turned to marijuana as my main medication against my disability. Within the time it takes to take a couple hits, I can begin to feel what all of you would consider normal.

Unfourtunately, I also suffer from extreme paranoia. Because of this, I am simply more comfortable when I know that I have 11 .40cal rounds to defend my life at any given moment as well as whatever other weapons may be available to me at the time. The only person I have ever met that was more safe with firearms than me was the man who taught me. Firearms for me are mainly defense, yes I like to hunt but I am interested in being able to protect myself and loved ones for anyone and anything. Hell, my dream house includes at LEAST a .50cal machine gun mounted on the roof. I understand that firearms are dangerous and must be kept out of the hands of those who should not have them. However, I think that pretty much anything above semi-auto assualt rifles should be licensed to individual case by case and to be only limited by ones budget. Do you realize how expensive a decent full auto submachine gun is? Around $10,000 is about average, when comparing that to the $500 price tag of my pistol and $750 price tag of a semi-auto version of the M-16 assualt rifle you can see that there's not going to be a whole hell of a lot people who are going to have a stock pile of full auto weapons.

Sorry that I yabbered on for so long, it's just that obviously marijuana and weapons are to big discussion topics for me.