Grouse have been in short supply this year in some parts of Scotland although where I shot recently, in Invercauld, they were certainly plentiful.
Nobody was hurt in the latter attack, and the group has not killed anyone, although it shot and severely wounded a riot policeman in 2009.
Although I've been shot at, and witnessed gangbangers die of bullet wounds on a city street, I've never quite lost my American infantile fascination with the mystique of guns, their shape, heft, calibres and the strange, sick thrill of jacking one.
According to the stats from the NFFF, and anecdotal evidence, chippies around the country are charging between £4 and £7 a portion (although it shoots up in London).
But he's also putting the finishing touches to his next film, Trance, starring James McAvoy – although I believe that, although already shot, Boyle's had to put the edit on hold until his Olympic duties are fulfilled.
No, although when I was shooting the vampire film Perfect Creature in New Zealand they gave me a golf trip as part of the deal, which was a complete surprise.
Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt, and am glad you are still living.
The most popular post on the site is a sardonic 1865 message from an emancipated slave to his former master: "Although you shot at me twice before I left you, I did not want to hear of your being hurt".
And, although no doubt I'll be shot down for it by grilled cheese purists, I happen to like the stronger, more assertive flavour of the rye variety with the cheese.
