There were even times where people in some countries took to the streets with guns in order to get a parliament, I don't find it that surprising that someone would trust a parliament with such a thing. If you want to know how great it works in Norway consider that if the US were responsible, the committee would have been privatized and would be run by the military industrial complex and the NRA who would have awarded it to Hitler in the 1930ies because they believe more weapons make everyone safer.