Both Doremus and Jerkass miss one very important point of Arm The Homeless, at least as it was described in the brochure I saw in the mid 90s. ATH was not just to provide homeless people with guns because they too have the right to bear arms, but because they are such a relatively at risk portion of the population. They do not have homes or cars they can stay in to avoid violence. Since homeless tend to congregate in areas not frequented by police, they are at a greater risk. Thus they must rely on what they can carry to protect themselves. They should not be kept from exercising their Second Amendment freedoms because of a lack of money.