Independent individual rulers don't want the ruled to have ways to defend themselves
American "rulers" are supposed to be the people who elect representatives to conduct the business of the state.
anyway
"get rid of guns" = only bad oppressive people end up with them.
If properly trained school faculty people were armed, school shootings would all but disappear
those that happen would be short, with far fewer dead and injured people.
Progressives do not want this logical scenario because it puts power in the hands of the people
taking away to total control they lust over