I see you saw my comment before my "probable" edit :). The purpose of spoons are to feed. The probability of getting fat as a consequence of using a spoon is small. The purpose of guns is to make killing efficient.
>>hackin+(OP)
People don't buy guns to "kill people", they buy guns to defend themselves. Most people who own guns would prefer to never have to use them.
>>marknu+H1
The majority of countries that own nuclear weapons have them for "defense". Would you say that absolves the technology from moral condemnation?