It would attract too much attention carrying an axe around for no reason and Dilbert Grady's family massacre might be the largest ever where only an axe was used and using the axe was mostly for theatrical effect. with a gun, an 8-year-old can probably easily murder a dozen adults. I am not for gun banning anywhere but I don't like likening guns to knives or sticks or stones. It seems no different from likening riding an aircrafts to walking on one's legs.