Reply #22: I don't blame proliferation on people who want to defend themselves.

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The blame rests with manufacturers and sellers of guns and ammo. And of course groups like the NRA.

Scarcity will affect the allocation of personal resources one chooses to direct into guns and ammo, because they will become more expensive.

If you're really feeling afraid and vulnerable, it will be worth it to you to expend what it takes to obtain what will now be collectibles. If you're really desperate to impose your will on others, then this too will require a greater investment on your part, and more effort in identifying a provider.

The operative principle behind encouraging scarcity is that the likelihood of having a gun wrongfully pointed at you will be reduced. Because guns will become more dearly held as heirlooms and objects de'art and sentimental symbols of a bygone era.

Ammo likewise and even more so.

Just as Morgan silver dollars used to circulate in commerce and now are hoarded, treasured, and kept safely stored instead of deposited into vending machines.