Los Angeles is one of the reasons California is so anti-gun. Folks who live there don't think you should be able to get guns easily, if at all, and they vote accordingly.

As a result, the City of Angels isn't home to a lot of gun owners.

This is especially true of the very wealthy folks who call the city home. They're the ones anti-gun candidates try to wine and dine for large campaign contributions, that anti-gun organizations count on to fund their efforts to undermine the Second Amendment.

And it seems a lot of them are thinking about buying guns.

A palpable tension hangs over Encino as news of the latest burglary spreads through the San Fernando Valley neighborhood after months of reported break-ins.

It’s all people seem to talk about while walking their dogs or in group text chats with neighbors. Some residents want to form a neighborhood watch, while others are taking quotes from private security companies to patrol the streets outside their multimillion-dollar homes.

At least 10 burglaries were reported in Encino in the last month, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Residents say there have probably been more in this Valley neighborhood, which is home to roughly 60,000 people.

Some in Encino have hired armed guards to sit outside their homes. Others simply want to arm themselves.

“In all my years working and living in Encino, I have never participated in conversations where people said, ‘Yeah, I’m going to go get a gun.’ But now they are,” said Robert Glushon, president of the Encino Property Owners Assn.

Crime statistics indicate that burglars are hitting Encino far harder than other parts of Los Angeles. Citywide, residential burglaries were up 4% from the same period last year, the LAPD told news station KTLA — compared with Encino’s 40% increase south of the 101 Freeway in July.

I understand where they're coming from, though I'll point out that more burglaries happen in less wealthy neighborhoods throughout the nation, neighborhoods where the people who live there don't make enough to hire armed guards to sit outside their homes. They can't outsource their protection to private companies. They have to DIY it.

But the desire to protect your family is natural. It's human.

What started as a simple burglary has resulted in a lot of homicides through the years as the burglars get surprised by homeowners who either woke up or returned home at the "wrong" moment. There's a reason people are afraid of burglars.

So, many seek to arm themselves because of that. Even the wealthy in Los Angeles consider it when it's their hides on the line.

Of course, even under the most restrictive gun control schemes, people like this would likely be able to find a way to get a firearm. The elite always do, after all, no matter how restrictive the laws. There's an exception or two carved out and they can worm their way through it.

Regular folks, however, are the victims of far more crimes than those living in multimillion-dollar homes--though, at today's prices, we might just be talking about a trailer in a trailer park. They're the ones who are likely to need a gun far more often.

And many of these people now considering getting a gun have worked to block those others from getting one.

Then again, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe these are the people who were neutral in the discussion because they had no reason to form an opinion, but now they have. Maybe we'll see things shift a bit in Los Angeles.

Or, you know, we might not.

Either way, it's always fascinating to see people talk about getting guns in anti-gun communities. It's almost like they hate guns right up until they need one, isn't it?