That statement was never meant to be a rigorous philosophical argument. It's a rhetorical device, nothing more, nothing less. So if you try to criticize your o

That statement was never meant to be a rigorous philosophical argument. It's a rhetorical device, nothing more, nothing less. So if you try to criticize your opponents on the basis of how weak the "Guns don't kill people" argument is, you'll end up committing the strawman fallacy just as much as they do.