Monday was a day of celebration and pomp. We celebrated the renewal of the former 
government. No tanks in the street. No battles with deaths on either side. No bombs, and no arms. It is the reassurance of the words of playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in his 1839 play, “Richelieu: or, The Conspiracy,” that the word is mightier than any gun.
DAVID ROSMAN: In case of gun control, the pen is mightier than the sword
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 | 6:00 a.m. CST;
updated 9:21 p.m. CST, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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