Well, I have egg on my face. Rules have changed in Boise and now it's illegal to shoot anything in the city. Maybe a sling shot is illegal too. Crazy. Even a BB gun is illegal. Never used to be that way but I purposedly don't read the newspapers (all bad news) and only watch the news with Mr. O'Riley and Fox News so my lack of being informed is reasonable.

Thanks to you guys who've sent me pm's with advice and offers to sell an air rifle to me. But now I'll have to cease and decist from reducing the squirrel population and put up with my dog's barking. Neighbors complained to me about it so I was trying to solve the problem without electric shock collars. Barking collars have not operated satisfactorily. And I can't be around all the time to baby sit the dogs.

Thanks again but now I'm in trouble with not being able to get rid of the tree rats. Had 'em reduced in population for quite a while but no longer.