Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site hou4b.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!ariel!hou4b!ams From: ams@hou4b.UUCP (Andrew Shaw) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: GUN CONTROL - mental competence ??????? Message-ID: <1080@hou4b.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 17:35:26 EDT Article-I.D.: hou4b.1080 Posted: Tue Aug 7 17:35:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 20:09:05 EDT References: <634@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 9 The correct reference is, I believe (but could easily be wrong) a short story by Robert A. Heinlein. I don't remember the title of the story, but the plot was, in fact, slightly different. The only part of the test was the hypnotic accident, the protagonist was a 16-year-old male trying to get his driver's licence, and I think he asked the instructor if he could have his licence, rather than being asked if he still wanted it (better dramatic effect...) Andrew Shaw