"guns make killing easy. any other weapon and he could have been stopped" Not true. A flame thrower, I doubt he could be stopped. nails in a pipe b0mb with a short fuse, try to put that one out. A sharp machete, pretty hard to stop a maniac sling one of those things. One of those fuel cell powered nail guns, that could cause a lot of damage, holds more "ammo", and even though you would have to be hit a few times at close range, it would probably hold you off. Chainsaw. You gonna try to stop a guy swinging a saw? Good luck with that one. Now a gun. with a gun I can stop just about anyone using any kind of weapon.
I am with pervone, I am pro gun, not pro killing. People NEED to be armed to protect themselves, and others from the idiots that do try and do harm. I dont care how big of an idiot you ore or how much I hate you and your views, if I saw someone about to kill you by whatever means, i would not hesitate to shoot the fucker and save your sorry ass. Go ahead and outlaw guns, you will be wishing there was an armed upstanding citizen there to protect your sorry ass from the criminals who will over run the country.
Yes, guns make killing easy, I wont argue that. So does any number of common items. But guns make it easier to protect yourself from the idiots who want to kill you first.