Ralphie, our right to own guns is in the constitution. It is there because of the way the British government treated our colonists back in the 18th century. What started the shooting was when the red coats marched to Lexington and Concord to confiscate the farmer's rifles and powder.
At that time, rural America was a hostile place and without a gun you didn't live long.
Sure, that was then and this is now, but once it was written into the constitution it became part of our guaranteed rights and it takes 2/3 of congress to amend the constitution and get rid of that right. There are plenty of people who would do that today thinking if that right was removed from the bill of rights that crime would go away. Rubbish! Crooks, murderers, bank robbers would love to have a huge population of unarmed victims.

Guns are not the problem, attitude is the problem. How do you change attitude?
So, the gun problem can be traced back to our English roots. THEY are the ones who made that right necessary.
You may disagree or find fault but I answered your question.