Comment: A gun is a tool.  If you were to break into my home I would shoot you in defense of myself or my family.  I also use this tool to provide meat for my table.  Nothing like the taste of a good moose steak or a nice fat goose on the Christmas table.

People use tools for good or bad.  Not too long ago someone found out how to make a pressure cooker into an explosive device - does that mean we need to enact background checks on those who purchase pressure cookers?  

Terrorism is a concerted effort to change our way of life and our behaviors.  If you are fearful of the gang violence and random shootings then perhaps it has worked on you.  If you are living in perpetual fear then I recommend getting some professional help.  There is a balance in reality but what you perceive may not be what the rest of us perceive as real.