> the clearly obvious determining factor in gun violence is the simple number of weapons Except that this simply is not true. Gun violence in the us is not co

> the clearly obvious determining factor in gun violence is the simple number of weapons Except that this simply is not true. Gun violence in the us is not correlated with gun ownership. It is correlated with poverty. It’s as simple as that. This is because ‘gun violence’ is just violence. Calling it ‘gun violence’ makes it seem like it’s about guns, but it really isn’t.