No part of me ever thinks a world where the weak are defenseless against the strong, numerous and ill-mannered would be a better place.
Your point is a good one. Before there were guns, there were other tools, like swords, that were used as weapons. Before any types of weapons were invented, and as is true in the animal kingdom, the biological strength of the individual organism determined who was in charge and who was vulnerable. In American society today, as in any human society, there is an imbalance in protective abilities among individuals. Firearms can help protect the weak and vulnerable from the strong and immoral.
How many infants were killed by the sword by Ramses army?
How many infants were killed by the sword by Herod’s army?
How many children were killed by the hoards of other armies (Muslim, Mongols, Christians) through out time before firearms were invented?
How many unarmed people were killed from other than a gun between 1935 and 1945?
Guns are not the problem, people are, outlaw people...
The Declaration of Independence said that all men are created equal. Samuel Colt made them equal.