Frans said:
A problem is the desperate poor guy, having nothing to loose, but a little to gain by the possession of a gun.
He would most likely gain if he only targeted an unarmed victim.
Frans said:
You do not have to be a communist to claim a bit of wealth and security for the poorest. Remember the old but truthfull saying : the money goes back to the rich ?
So what’s the rich man’s worry to share a bit more of wealth, in the end the rich, and us, everybody would profit from it. And everybody could keep his gun ( for the exceptional case one gets attacked for no reason on a bus, like the person in Belgium, referred to.).
Better equality of opportunity might help. Although poverty may be a factor, it isn’t the main factor. Remember, the Appalachian whites are one of the poorest groups in the U.S., yet their gun crime rate doesn’t even come close to New Orleans or Washington, D.C.
Cultural norms are a much bigger factor.
