I think the point here, with regard to the difference between knives and guns, is that you go into a shop and buy a knife. Should anyone ask you what you want it for you can legitimately say (whether it's true or not), for chopping veggies, for cutting steak or just for the kitchen. Sure, you can use it for violent purposes, even buy it with that in mind, but that's not the only/primary use for a knife.
With the gun, your options are limited to "for self-defence" or "for settling a score" if you're particularly stupid. You can't say "I'm buying this gun to help me cut veggies or to keep in the kitchen in case I need it or for slicing bread". Just doesn't work. So while a gun may be technically a tool, so is a tank, but you wouldn't use a tank to slice up your aubergines. Well, not unless you wanted them turned to pulp.
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