It does actually apply. Think back to the Cold War, WWII, even today. WWII - Japan didn't have nukes and we did; we used it. Cold War - Soviet Union had nukes, U.S. had nukes; neither used them for fear of the other. Today - Nukes are common weapons throughout the world, when was the last nuclear attack you heard about? Even more example - North Korea. If those crazy asses had the firepower to attack the world, they would do it. No matter what the UN tells them, they are going to do whatever they want to do and whatever they feel they can get away with (test missiles in the pacific anyone?) Knowing that they would be destroyed in a matter of hours, is enough to keep them at bay for the time being. Let me break it down more. Law abiding citizens - nations that follow the laws. Criminals - nations that dont (N Korea for this example.) If the UN passed a law that mandated all countries to get rid of their militaries, do you think N Korea would listen? If the rest of the world destroyed their militaries, N Korea would have a great time attacking anyone they could. Translate that to citizens. Criminals do not care about the laws, and they will carry a gun whether or not it is legal. Law abiding citizens carry with a permit. If you take the right to carry away, you are now giving the criminals more opportunity to attack the law abiding citizens, and giving the LACs less opportunity to defend themselves.