About the gun right, the ruling class of a state whose people is endowed the right to bear arm would not dare to bring tanks into the streets, whereas the opposite is all likely to happen if the people is defenseless. This is an age old wisdom which very few Chinese is able comprehend today, its rulers in particular. On the other hand one cannot arm the people overnight but instead hope that someone like Chiang Ching-kuo to rise to the top. It took more than two thousands years for China to have one Chiang. How long will it take for another Chiang to appear? Another two thousands years? Sadly the history of China is not all that encouraging.