gun
n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted.
Cynical Quotations
The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun.
— Richard Buckminster Fuller
You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
— Al Capone
The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.
— P. G. Wodehouse