For me a gun is a tool of last resort. Last resort means that a billion other choices should come first.

I think a gun is viewed as immediately accesible and neccesary to many people. IF a person ENJOYS their gun being seen, they are already what I call gun sick. IF they have multiple guns the odds of gun sickness grows. Like a drug if they plan ahead to be sure they have some on hand wherever they go, they are in stage five gun sickness.

Gun sickness knows no demographic or socio economic boundary.
IT is often something people catch after they have one.
I don't claim to know a percentage of people who are gun sick but it probably follows the same lines as other dependancy problems.