To be fair there’s a reason guns are known as “the great equalizers.” Swords require more strength and skill. Also, they take longer and fatigue you quicker. Then again, that matters less when your victims are children and can’t escape.
Guns give you the advantage of distance, and chemical as opposed to muscle energy.
Agreed, and noted in my original post. The comment about chemical energy as opposed to muscle energy is from someone else (long forgotten), to give credit where it belongs.