From the posts so far, it seems there's a yearning for simpler times and encouraging notes that shooting sports are alive and well where people want them. To a watchful and admiring neighbour, the United States is a far better country, unfettered from the old bogeymen of race, gender and ageism (Obama, Clinton and McCain as presidential aspirtants). Appeals to race are no longer tolerated. That's something worth celebrating and emulating---everywhere. Don't be too hard on yourselves; the US isn't going to hell!