i agree with u bart that cars have had a much larger impact on the world than guns... but i think that in every day life... guns cause much more harm.. at least for me... when im out.. id say 95% of the time i have at least one knife on me.. usually 2-3 of them.. keep an array of other weapons easily accessible in all rooms of the house and have a standing "if we have an intruder" plan with my roommates in place... a while ago when i was putting my tow hitch on a 7-8 year old kid stopped and asked me what i was doing and then asked if i could tow a boat with it.. i mentioned camping and he was like oh do u have guns in case of a bear? and im like yeah.. and he goes what kind u got? so i start naming shotguns and rifles.. and he goes.. oh so u dont have the kind of guns u kill people with?... sad