Strollin' Johnny - The one and only purpose for a gun is to propel a deadly projectile, IOW to kill. Those pricks can argue all they like, deny till they're blue in the face, but they can't change that fact.

The only prick on this site is you. Target firearms are designed, manufactured and used to punch holes in paper. Yes they are capable of killing in the wrong hands but so is a hammer etc.

When will people stop to actually think instead of making ignorant, uninformed remarks.

In the aftermath of Dunblane in the U.K., innocent shooters were penalised for the actions of a deranged person. Handguns were banned & confiscated. Handgun crime in the U.K. has risen at an incredible rate.
Stop trying to lay blame (I know it makes you feel better but it does not help) but instead try to get politicians to make it not worthwhile for a criminal to use a gun, knife, candlestick or whatever.