This document summarizes a TED talk given by Peter Van Uhm, a ranking officer in the Netherlands military. In his talk, Van Uhm states that there are many tools that can be used to end violence and promote peace, and that his chosen tool is the gun. However, there are some issues with relying on weapons to create peace, as the world is not currently at a state of peace, guns can potentially cause more violence and intimidation, and using weapons as the source of peace is very risky. The document does provide two links arguing that guns can promote peace in some circumstances.

1. Weapons
for
Peace
Victoria
Espinoza

2. “I
Chose
A
Gun”
by
Peter
Van
• h<p://www.ted.com/talks/
peter_van_uhm_why_i_chose_a_gun.html
• This
lecture
was
by
Peter
Van
a
ranking
officer
in
the
Netherlands
military
service.
He
stated
that
there
are
many
different
types
of
weapons
and
tools
to
use
to
end
violence
and
promote
peace,
and
that
his
choice
of
tools
was
the
gun.

3. 3
Problems:
• The
earth
is
not
in
any
state
of
world
peace
• Guns
may
cause
more
violence
and
inOmidaOon
• Relying
on
weapons
as
a
source
for
peace
is
very
risky

4. Guns
CAN
promote
peace
• h<p://pjmedia.com/instapundit/135993/
• h<p://gregormendelblog.com/?p=8983