I am a current member of a martial arts group in Kansas, and I can say this. If they want me to surrender my sword, I would rather shatter it out of honor than disgrace it by giving it up to the likes of them. It is ok, that I dont have a lot of money, it is ok, that I dont meet sociseties stuck up shallow standards, but if they want to go a step further and take my sword, I cannot allow them to do that. My sword is my way of life, and they will not take that away! I pray that America (with its principles of freedom) holds its own by not allwing this tyranny to reach ITS shores. :cool::D