I don't like to do this, but as I prefer to seek the truth, sometimes I just have to swallow my pride and admit that I have been mistaken on something.
I have always contended that the anti-gunners attempted to anthropomorphize inanimate objects as a way to demonize guns, somehow make the gun itself seem like an evil entity with a soul of its own. I've always considered this hogwash, and that there had never been a single instance of a firearm murdering a human of its own volition.
Then I read this
Gun pointed at three teens accused of burglary
I mean, if a gun can be accused of burglary, I guess killing isn't too far behind.