PHILIP COLSON: There was a world without guns — the Dark Ages
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Guns are not required for killing
By Philip Colson
Imagine a world without guns. It actually was true in the history of the world. Physical strength would rule. The aged would become throw-a-ways, women low-hanging grapes to be plucked.
Historian have called it “The Dark Ages.”
Firearms, as shown in the following list, are not required for those enraged, insane, or just mad enough to cause great harm (when, where, killed/injured, weapon of choice); 1910, LA Times Building, 21/100, bomb; 1920, Wall Street, N.Y., 38/143, bomb; 1927, Michigan school, 44/20, bomb; 1990, New York nightclub, 87/115, gasoline fire; 1993, Turkey hotel, 33/100, bomb; 1994, Rwanda, 500,000, machetes; 1995, Oklahoma City, 168/680, truck bomb; 1996, World Trade Center, 6/100, car bomb; 1993, South Korea, 198/175, fire; 2001, World Trade Center, 3,000/6,000, airplane; 2011, Oslo, 67/300, bomb; 2013, Boston Marathon, 3/264, bomb; 2014, China subway, 33/50, knife; 2015, China mine, 50/45, knife; 2015, France hotel, 130/200, bomb.
We should also remember that history shows that Genghis Kahn conquered and enslaved a land mass area greater than the entire U.S. with the bow, spear and sword.
PHILIP COLSON
Albany
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