Then you still misunderstand. A LOT of people DON'T WANT to get rid of the guns. Perhaps that's where you're missing the point.
I grew up in a military family, and then when my father retired, we moved to a midwest farming community. My father, other relatives, and parents of friends went deer hunting and duck hunting. We had hunting rifles in our house all the time. Secured safely, but still there in the house. I didn't know until I was in my 20's but the entire time I was growing up, my mother kept a loaded handgun in her nightstand right by her bed. My father was in the Navy, and out to sea for months at a time, and my mother kept the gun for protection (my father bought it for her, so I assume he was fine with it). All those years, we (my sisters and I) had no idea it was there (and it was perfectly safe as we were not allowed into my parents bedroom and would never have even considered looking through their stuff!). My mother was not a "frightened" person, just practical. If someone broke in, she knew she could protect herself and us with a gun, as she could use it confidently (having grown up in a family that used guns regularly for hunting in a very very rural New England area). Guns do serve a purpose for hunting, which is generally what they were used for by most that we knew.
Personally, I do feel somewhat that guns are not the problem nearly so much as poor gun laws, ownership rules, and training, as well as poor storage methods in households. As is evidenced by the story from China, if a gun is not available, another weapon will be found and used. Yes, there is a higher likelihood of death with a gun, but realistically speaking, that is why gun control needs to be tighter.
Ever heard the phrase "guns don't kill people, people kill people" ?? There is a grain of truth in that, you know.