Why is Gun Control Always the Suggested Solution for Violence?

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Every time I hear of a violent occurrence such as a shooting happening, the focus seems to be that tighter gun control laws would have prevented it. I grow increasingly frustrated at this viewpoint. A gun is merely an inanimate object. Alone, it can't harm anyone. It is the person who uses the gun that is the problem; not the gun itself. If a person is bent on violence, he or she will use whatever object they have at hand to complete the task. Calling for more gun control carries the same logic as calling for tighter car control every time there is an accident. A car and a gun are the same things; both are inanimate objects that can be used as weapons. Neither can do any harm without the direction of the human being in control of it. Additionally, tighter gun laws would only remove the guns from the hands of law-abiding citizens. Criminals already break the law now; why on earth would they give up their guns if asked to do so? Complete gun control would result in a society where only the police and criminals are armed, and the law-abiding citizens would be caught in the cross fire between these two groups. What are your thoughts on this controversial issue?