I upvoted you, but I caveat that in the 10,000+ times I've shot a gun, far less than a thousand times have I even intended to "cause destruction and harm", i.e.

I upvoted you, but I caveat that in the 10,000+ times I've shot a gun, far less than a thousand times have I even intended to "cause destruction and harm", i.e. kill an animal while hunting game or for pest control. Most of those rounds I've fired were on my school's JROTC rifle range.