Bill,
guns can be handy for more than wounding and killing people and animals. I'm no McGuyver but suppose I lost my keys and had to get in the front door...BLAMMO
Suppose I accidently handcuffed myself (ahem) and lost the key...BLAMMO
Suppose I couldn't get the cap off the super glue...BLAMMO
etc.

Regarding the argument that total uniform arming of every single person in society would put an end to random acts of violence in a hurry, such as limiting killed innocent victims to 3 or 4 instead of 15...

I agree!

but there would probably be way more "accidents"

Don't get me wrong, you probably would run the same chance of getting shot accidently if everyone carried a gun as you would from getting your heel rammed by a shopping cart at Safeway.
Its never happened to you before, right?


(in the style of Dave Barry)