Excellent TED talk: "I chose the gun"

Excellent video from TED^x Amsterdam. General Peter van Uhm of the Netherlands, who commanded troops in Afghanistan (where he also, tragically, lost his son in combat), comments on why the gun has been a force for good and a major reason behind the reduction of violence.

One point I don't like is that he emphasizes the sovereign monopoly of power, where the 'state' has all the weapons. But by neglecting personal firearms use as a check against tyranny, he misses out on why places like Germany fell to the Nazis in the first place.