At 04:52 PM 9/7/95 -0400, you wrote:

I am pretty sure that it is lawful to use deadly force to protect property, in New Mexico.

It's legal everywhere in the US - just some places make you contract out the dirty work to guys in blue suits... I agree with Sandy's comment that it makes much more sense to have any boobytraps designed to destroy data, rather than kill intruders. #--- # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, Freelance Information Architect, stewarts@ix.netcom.com # Phone +1-510-247-0664 Pager/Voicemail 1-408-787-1281 #---