Part of the problems with our society is that the youth of today do not understand the dangers of firearms.
If we can start training children to respect and not fear firearms we should be in a much better place.
"Fear makes the wolf look bigger"
Fear clouds judgment, the fear travels with the youth to their adulthood. Cars are more dangerous than guns, but due to lots of training in respecting for the dangers of cars we have reduced what likely would have been the death toll without such programs.