PEOPLE AREN’T STUPID. "That’s why, as the illiberal-liberal establishment embarks on another orgy of 'ban the guns' rhetoric, people are rushing out in unprecedented numbers to arm themselves. It’s not only to protect themselves against the thieves who might creep into their houses at night to steal the family silver; it’s also to protect themselves against the suit-wearing thieves who practice their trade by wielding the levers of state power."