I don't see a problem with that world view. Good grief, am I a liberal anarchist? I only have a PELLET gun, though.
It does keep away the crows and ravens. That's what I bought it for. My husband was able to HIT the birds, as he was a SURE SHOT. I stupidly sold all this guns when he died four years ago. He had two rifles (one was an 'over-under Air Force rifle) and eight pistols plus the pellet gun.
I used to LOVE the little Beretta he had as it fit in my hand. The target he gave me was Osama bin Laden. I got so I could NAIL that fool's beard nine out of ten times from 20 feet away. That was GOOD for me.
As for the ravens and crows, I accidentally hit one a couple of months ago. The pellet merely annoyed the bird but it did LOOK at me. NOW, when I appear at the window or out on the back deck, those crows and ravens make a BEELINE away from me.
Now, I'm beginning to see the hummingbirds again and I finally saw a robin this morning. The blackbirds like to kill and eat other birds.
Chalk one up for "Pellet Patty" and her magnum .357 pellet gun!