And people who think that an Earthly utopia is somehow achievable are far more dangerous than any weapon. Utopians generally get a lot of people killed.
I met Clark over 40 years ago. He was an ok writer, but seemed to be pretty damn full of himself from what I could tell.
A C Clarke was a truly great science fiction / science fact writer. Most of you probably know he helped invent radar used in WW II and conceptualized the geosynchronous satellite.
His genre was “evolutionary” sci fi, meaning he believed man had to evolve to a higher level to survive and move out into the universe. I think Heinlein might have agreed?
Clarke was describing a non existent utopia, however I guess he left out hunting with firearms.