It really is that simple as "cars do not kill people, people do kill people". But if you take away cars, nobody is going to be killed in a car accident. But the cars has a very valuable social and economic purpose that outweighs that risk. A gun has no other purpose than a violent one.

Tell that to hunters. If you eat meat, hunting is probably a lot more honest than buying it at the grocery store. What about target shooting for sport?

Law abiding people will obey the gun laws - the criminals? No so much. And criminals love unarmed victims.