Guns were designed to kill more, better, faster...

Image from photographer Francois Robert

See also...the artist's website, and The Bones of Francois Robert by Michael Beirut

It's either to kill people in battle or to kill animals for food that inspired the invention of and innovations for firearms.
Killing more, killing better, killing faster.
I don't think those are noble reasons to innovate.
I will accept that people think it's a necessity, but I don't think it should be glorified.
This photo is a good representation of the truth behind guns.