# Old people are armed to the teeth

But then again, if I lived in Truro, I suppose I wouldn't take any chances either :)   
  
[This article](http://www.canada.com/halifax/news/story.asp?id=%7B9352035B-6A5B-4C0F-8B85-27273E81AA2A%7D) tells the story of how two elderly Truronians, each in their 70s, were charged with posessing "a .30-calibre M-1 carbine and a .233 Muzzelite assault rifle". I'm all for protecting yourself and your home, but I think that may be a tad excessive, even for Spryfield.

*Originally posted on Tuesday, 2002-06-25 at 11:29:38.*