Consider the source, e.g. are these the kinds of sweet nothings you share with your family, goper? ...er, do you have any guns, knives, sharp edged or pointed garden tools, an automobile, poisons, ballbats, crowbars, vulcan death grip ...?
There's a section in his book that illustrates how the above scenario worked in one case in a central american country that at that time had - lets just say - less than sterling honest polilticians and military members running the program. It was quite the power and revenue generator to say the least. The ability to own a firearm was based on ...well why spoil it, dive in to the audiobook. She's a eye-opener fo-shizzle.