Lets look at gun control as oppose to the top reason, income inequality.

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SamuelRSmith said:
The number 1 problem is the War on Drugs.

I'd wager that poverty is the number 2 issue (and heavily tied in with the WoD)

Yea i can not disagree with that. Very good point. People usually go that route because of income inequality but it also has to be addressed just the same.