I'd say 'locality of victim' is a consideration when committing a crime as well - there are a lot of factors that go into the decision to commit a crime. Aside

I'd say 'locality of victim' is a consideration when committing a crime as well - there are a lot of factors that go into the decision to commit a crime. Aside from gun control, poverty is by far the biggest driver of gun violence (hence your mention of crimes of desperation). IMHO, poverty + gun control laws = much more violence.