[Noumenon]

All one has to do is look at how safe the world was before the gun genie was let out of the bottle around 1300 AD.

Why yes - it was a world of dainty princesses, handsome knights and skittles-pooping unicorns, wasn't it? On the other hand, it was really like this: A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century Highly recommended, especially for those who romaiticize that period of time and yearn to live in it.

[tal hajus]

Read it, used to own it. Very good book! No, I sure don’t wish to live it!