I don't have that bigger problem with the guy who killed the burgler, though his choice of weapon was strange at least. I do have a problem with all these guys tooling up to kill people that break in and then boasting about how prepared they were.
OK, agreed. An interesting commentary on how we are desensitized to violence, don't you think? And of course a lot of people were caught up in the moment, you know...

I have a couple of... defensive tools myself, but I prefer to hope that any criminal that enters my house will balk when threatened with deadly force, as most of them do.

As I said, I have an umbrella and that is more than sufficient for stopping anyone without a firearm.
I wouldn't bet on it, but that's your prerogative. Just don't force it, by and large, on everybody, because not everybody can defend themselves effectively with an umbrella.

Blades are only for killing, so if you take a blade you're either stupid or have already decided to kill the intruder.
Now here you are using some of that faulty logic again, although I'm glad you don't carry it to the point of absurdity.

I assume that it would be consistent to say that you are of the oppinion that "Handguns are designed only for killing and should be banned."

Now, you are, of course, right. But the fact is that knives have been around for thousands of years, and everybody has one. Guns, too, are fairly common. They are certainly available even in those countries where they are illegal.

So, the reality is that, if one could instantly remove all guns from planet earth, well, that would save some lives.

However, for one thing then you would just have people with knives fighting people with knives instead of the same scenario with guns. Obviously, regulating the available hardware will not make mankind docile, patient, and honest.

Therefore, the reality is that my handgun is indeed meant to kill, and it is a very unfortunate reality, and one that must not be taken lightly, and certainly not carried out on a whim. It is meant to kill anyone who threatens me or those around me with deadly force.

I gotta go now but we can discuss this further, I trust.