Its not really the amount of guns that is the problem, its their availability to just anyone. My country (Finland) has an amazingly high guns to people ratio (larger than in the US) but crime rates are low, mostly because getting these firearms is a long process.
The problem with gun control in the US (imho) is the easy availability of firearms. If you really want to gun, sure get it, but don't make it very easy. Join the local militia or sign up for the army if you actually want to regularly use firearms, chances are you will never need to use your gun if you own one.