very envious, I really wish instead of NZ I had moved to somewhere where the widespread availability of guns makes everybody safe and there are much lower rates of crime and murder
An understandable and quite popular misconception.
The origin of our second amendment rights have nothing to do with personal safety from crime OR criminals. and everything to do with making it harder for a government to be tyrannical. If most of the citizens are armed, it makes it that much harder for a government to be tyrannical. Home or personal defense is just an afterthought and a bonus.
But, I'll post another picture so panties don't get too bunched up around here...
(nobody said that it has to be an "external" picture)