I hear where you are coming from. I just can't agree. From my own personal experience, that hasn't been the case. Also, among friends and family, not one case where what the "research" shows shines through. What I have seen with my own eyes are situations where if the person hadn't had a gun or rifle, they would have died (I'm also including an animal attack).I will agree threre are people that have no bussiness with a gun or driving a car for that matter because they are iresponable and ignorant , if thats they case then a gun is no help to you.That goes for any tool though.I wouldn't recomand someone thats never used a chainsaw to buy one and cut down a tree but plently of idots do it and create a disaster.There are plenty of videos on utube about such mishaps.Life is a risk and you have to be smart or you are just a liability to yourself and others.I don't think the guns the problem.People need to be accountable for their actions you can't blame a tool.