Letting the minutes go by was nerve wrecking. I was alternating between senseless pacing and leaning against a wall waiting while the minister was staring into the distance.
As my phone indicated twenty minutes had passed, I couldn’t hold back any longer. “We can’t just wait here.”
Morris-Walker was annoyed at my interruption. “Yes, Jamie, we can. We have nothing to fear from them. They are under the barrier. Feel free to check the rest of the ruin.”
The minister resumed his think
The monopoly of power must only reside with the state. In a modern society it is simply not necessary for anyone owning any weapons whether firearms or blades, even less to carry them around. Of course, hunters and farmers need some, if they are properly licensed and trained. If one wants to shoot, the weapons can be safely stored in a facility on the range, and if one wants to collect them, these can be made inoperable.