In a message dated 5/3/2002 7:55:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jaxone1234@msn.com writes: > I had one of those spiked balls on the end of a chain once and the police > confiscated it and threatened to have me arrested for possession of a > dangerous weapon. This was many years ago in the early 60's in Los Angeles. With spikes it was a mace, without it is a hammer. Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) ~~ Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b Site manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E n d i c o t t, S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. Nv.)