Perhaps if HIV was endlessly highlighted by government and the media as a major problem in Sweden your analogy might have made some sense. In my opinion your post exemplifies the antithesis of a decent argument or even legitimate criticism.
Indeed, the original article dismisses drunk teenagers as a non-threat. Drunk teenagers almost certainly kill more people than toddlers with guns.
Traffic fatalities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_i...
Gun fatalities: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/united-states
Suicides do appear to be about 2/3 of the gun fatalities.