The rich and guns

I always found it odd that – here in America, at least – the political powers that be who claim that poor people are just lazy moochers while the rich deserve more tax cuts so they can play golf more, are usually the same ones who think, if you have a pulse, you should be able to have a gun.  Off hand, I can’t remember any historical examples of money protecting the rich from the pitchforks of the poor during popular uprisings.  You’d think the rich and powerful would want to keep the peons unarmed.