Crime and the gun

The gun is the key ingredient of Crime in this country, the United States of America. In other countries they are permitted to be held by the police or the military only. However here we are armed for the fear of the next guy that is near might have one. The problem now is everybody has a gun or two and how do we get rid of these fuses to be lit so casually these days. Too easy to pull the trigger and deal with the results later.