> general killing or potential killing is the purpose I'd like to emphasize the "potential" here even more - one of the greatest uses of guns is as as a deterr

> general killing or potential killing is the purpose I'd like to emphasize the "potential" here even more - one of the greatest uses of guns is as as a deterrent, and this is worth differentiating from actually killing. People who claim that the only use for a gun is to kill are factually wrong, and you can point this out.