Hand guns are designed to kill people. True but the owner is not OBLIGATED to kill anyone.
Automobiles are not designed to kill people but a lot more are killed by cars than with guns.

To you UK folks who say you don't understand; this is a wild country, always has been. It's part of our history, but it is not nearly as bad as you seem to think. I'm 76, I have traveled all over America and I've never been threatened. I have never had the Flu either, but I get a shot each year.

A Police officer stopped a guy for some infraction, and he noticed a pistol on the passengers seat. He asked the driver if he was armed and the man said he had a concealed .45, a double barrel shotgun under the seat and a .38 in the glove box. He also had a license to carry concealed.
The Cop asked, "What are you afraid of?" man said, "Not a god damn thing."