If you put all three branches of government in the hands of any man, he would have to be like God because if he is like us, you could not trust him. Men are not angels. That is why we must have government. Angels do not govern men. That is why we must have constitutions.
Guns are dangerous in the hands of anyone.
But each of us is responsible for his own life. Guns are dangerous in the hands of men, even if the men happen to work in the government. It is not any different. What is at stake, then, is not efficiency. It is not prosperity.