It’s often projection. Sometimes they are people who have had a personal tragedy, and just want the suffering to end, but more than occasionally, it’s apparent that we are dealing with people with serious emotional problems.
When you reword the question–“Why do violent people want to disarm other people?”–the answer becomes obvious.
In my experience, people who are against “gun violence” more often than not have a history with other forms of violence, usually fist fights. Their disdain of guns probably comes from their fear of being shot the next time they get in a fight.
It’s often projection. Sometimes they are people who have had a personal tragedy, and just want the suffering to end, but more than occasionally, it’s apparent that we are dealing with people with serious emotional problems.
When you reword the question–“Why do violent people want to disarm other people?”–the answer becomes obvious.
In my experience, people who are against “gun violence” more often than not have a history with other forms of violence, usually fist fights. Their disdain of guns probably comes from their fear of being shot the next time they get in a fight.