Would the US undoubtedly be a safer place if guns were illegal?

I live in England and we do not have guns by the boat load like you guys. I never come across any gun crime and I am not afraid of being confronted by someone with a gun. This is because it is just so rare that I have never seen anyone with one. The only place I have ever seen a gun is at the airport or when I go to the US. Get rid of them. Guns may not kill people but people with guns do.