[BobL]

...and actually my understanding of this is from an article that I read over 25 years ago discussing “opportunity cost” and why if guns are more expensive and harder to obtain, then the ratio of those who know they are going to use the gun that they obtain (i.e., bank robbers) versus those who don’t see a direct use their gun (i.e., people buying for self-defense) increases, making society less safe, and this is why gun control doesn’t work.

[Windflier]

...actually my understanding of this is from an article that I read over 25 years ago discussing “opportunity cost”

So, you've been at this that long, eh? Maybe you need some reading material much older than that. Try reading what the Framers had to say about this subject.