Wow...
Why is the question "What in our society leads us to believe killing is an
answer?" never asked? I grew up with guns, around guns, never thought of shooting someone. No one I know ever shot anyone, or used a gun in an act of violence. Guns wouldn't be an issue if we weren't conditioned towards violence from birth.
Removing guns is just the easiest band-aide to a complicated problem, it won't solve the underlying problems.
Personally, I'm fine with everyone having guns and living with the chance I might get shot, because, going by the stats, it's highly unlikely any of us will be caught in a shootout.