Have you considered this:

1. Cars kill a lot more people than guns. Every year. And while cars can be useful a lot of the driving is more ir less meaningless.

2. While guns might be used for evil they are also used for good: there is no doubt in my mind that our big neighbour to the east (I'm Norwegian) would have invaded a number of European countries during the 50-ies, 60-ies and 70-ies if those countries hadn't been prepared to defend themselves.

> Cars kill a lot more people than guns. Every year.

Globally, that may well still be the case. In the US, it recently ceased to be thanks to improvements in car safety.

Not to detract from what you say (it was interesting, I originally thought cars were much more dangerous in USA as well and I was very wrong) but from what I can see in 2017 cars were back on top.

Surely it's the people who use the guns with evil intentions who are the evil ones?

> Ah yes, expanding my world view that we should encourage school shootings. ... If only we were all so enlightened as Americans

That's not what I said at all (I even offered non-evil usages that occur daily, globally). Twisting words will get you nowhere here on HN (and in fact earns you a flag). Not to mention a dash of xenophobia to go with it doesn't do you any favors.

I won't engage with someone who twists words and groups entire populations together under false pretenses. I'll simply tell you what other users have here:

"Try to expand your views a bit."