It’s just another tool, perhaps not quite as lethal as your car

Respect and familiarity go very far in gun safety

Guns are the great equalizer among humans 

 I don't have a car license.
I'm not saying whether guns matter or not, I'm saying that I'm a phobic. 

 Familiarity will reduce your phobia. 

It’s just a inanimate object that happens to work great in defending your life