I think this is a very well-considered gun control position. I disagree with where he ends up, but he at least understands ground truth up to a point. [via National Review, 11 January 2013.]
Wouldn’t any decent person wish for a world without guns? In my view, only someone who doesn’t understand violence could wish for such a world. A world without guns is one in which the most aggressive men can do more or less anything they want. . . A world without guns, therefore, is one in which the advantages of youth, size, strength, aggression, and sheer numbers are almost always decisive. Who could be nostalgic for such a world?