The courthouse gun rack is practically never locked. Even when it is, as was mentioned the other day, the guns can still be taken out and put back in with great ease (see TV or Not TV).
It may be that Andy is not required to qualify as a marksman because his position is an elected one. The deputies are appointed by the sheriff (who can hire more deputies at any time -- see Deputy Otis). However in order to remain an active duty as a deputy, one must meet certain requirements. The episode with the fewest characters is Hot Rod Otis: there are exactly 3. Paul Mulik Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry® smartphone _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/

