Gun control comes from a place of privilege

FEE’s Patrick Carroll writes, “Progressives are typically pretty good at pointing out places where privilege is leading to blindness and hubris (indeed, they often see privilege even where it doesn’t exist). But there’s one occurance of privilege that always seems to get a pass, and that is the privilege associated with gun control.

Consider, for example, someone who’s from a wealthy, safe neighborhood. They know very little about what it’s like to live in a high-crime area. They have probably never been robbed or threatened with violence from a total stranger. And if they do face threats, they have no qualms with calling the (armed) police who are usually responsive and happy to help.

Before we tell someone they are better off disarmed, perhaps we should take stock of how privileged we are to not need guns ourselves. My latest for @feeonline: ⤵️https://t.co/b3IaJqW03L

— Patrick Carroll (@PatrickC1995) January 10, 2022

Now compare that to the experience of someone from a rougher part of town. First, the cops there are probably not as responsive. What’s more, the cops can often become antagonistic, poking their nose where it doesn’t belong (see below) and sometimes arresting the very people they arrived to help…

So what do you do if you live in a high-crime area where you can’t trust the police to help you? For many, the answer is to buy a gun.”

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