MORE THAN WE NEED, LESS THAN WE WANT:

THREE LITTLE WORDS (Mark Steyn, July 12th 2004, National Review)

At dinner in Paris a couple of years ago, I was asked about “this American sickness with guns”.

“Americans have guns,” I said, “because a lot of Americans like having guns.”

My host scoffed. “A lot of people here would like to have guns, too. But they don’t.”

“Exactly,” I said.