One day in June 1995, Chairman Kim Jong Il said meaningful words about arms, sitting together with some commanding officers of the Korean People’s Army. He said: I value and love a pistol most. I was given a pistol at the age of eleven from President Kim Il Sung. At that time I had no idea why he gave me the pistol. Following an arduous and thorny path of revolution, I heartily felt why he gave it to me when I was young and how valuable it was. He continued: I always share my life with my pistol. Even if everything in the world changes, only a pistol will never betray its master. A pistol can be said to be an eternal companion and comrade of revolutionaries. This is my cherished view of and attitudes towards arms.