Do you view guns as a tool or a death machine?

The question should be are we mentally adjusted enough too own a fire arm,the handgun/rifle/assault rifle are just a piece of steel or polycarbonate plastics,they do not harm n cause no pain until the human picks one up,then they become a weapon,because the human has the intention to use it as one,hence the quandary,I personally own several firearms,3 handguns 2 shotgun 3 assault rifles 1long rifle,n collectively 23,000 rounds of ammunition,am I a potential killer ? Well my government trained me as one n the army rangers honed my particular skills