[Sparks]

I think there are a few more issues here, Thunderball. Do you really think that all murders (via firearms) are committed by people who purchase a gun with the intent to kill someone? I would suspect that many of the gun-related homicides in the States (or Canada, for that matter) are committed by people who just snap. They have a gun, they lose their job, they aren't as mentally stable as you or I - you never know. Not to mention accidental shootings (eg. people shooting their family members at night, because they think they're an intruder instead, or kids playing with Dad's guns).

In terms of people "just snapping" you might argue that they could use a knife instead. Well, it's obviously much easier to kill someone with a gun, and in the heat of the moment and just a simple pull of a trigger, someone gets shot.

I also completely fail to see the possibility that "more guns" is a better or equal state of affairs than "less guns."