[pithic]

> Guns are not part of the human condition, and we could do without them if we so chose.

Could we really do without them? No guns for madmen, sane people, kids, death squads, adults, spies, sportsmen, militia men, soldiers, police officers, swat teams, special forces, or concentration camp guards?

[wilblack]

Humans lived without guns for vast majority of our history. So obviously, yes, we can live without them.