>As for the law and breaking in, I guess it's the same as a farmer or anyone anywhere: criminal damage, theft. But who can stop/enforce any such transgressions?

I'll tell you who. A Texas Ranger, that's who! Or perhaps the Lone Ranger. This is utter non-sense that you ar ento allowed to protect your allotment, your tools, your crops. I'd like to see someone try that in Texas and see how long they'd live.

I was in Arizona a few years ago and saw a gun-packing petite woman at a food store; I wasn't aware that Arizona gun laws were so liberal. I can tell you that there'd be few men or women who'd want to tangle with that little lady and her giant pistol.

England and Britain, as well as Australia, need to get some common sense on this subject. It is starting to get stupid like that here in some places in the "colonies".