The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 1996           TAG: 9610160011
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   16 lines

FROM A CHILD'S MIND

Bravo for third-grader Sam Herrick of Trinity Lutheran School, Norfolk, for his letter, ``No license, no gun'' (Oct. 9).

My only regret is that I will not be around to vote that young man into our House of Delegates after he passes the bar in the 21st century! The uncluttered mind of a child has once again confounded the obdurate concepts of his elders, and therein lies hope for the future.

A. P. PIRRONE

Virginia Beach, Oct. 9, 1996 by CNB