Talk:Weiss Schnee/@comment-106.68.74.181-20140217152737/@comment-3146930-20140219223854

Ruby mentions that everyone at her school made their weapons, so it is possible that only those in combat school make their own. We also don't even know if these school are government funded or if you have to pay out of pocket. Of these school cost a ton of money, then not everyone could go. Those in poorer families may even join criminal gangs to try and earn money on their own. It is also possible that when you join the WF or become a member of Junior's gang, you have to earn the right to use your own weapon and until then, you are just a faceless mook.

Also for the other question, what I meant was that a miner wouldn't have access. The Dust would be shipped from the mines to a refinement factory to get it ready for the open market. Unless they have a large refinement center right on site, then a miner would be really out of place. The WF would probably need a non-Faunus agent working on the inside to give them shipment reports. After all, if a Faunus was working in shipping and all of a sudden the WF knew all the shipping locations, it would seem a bit suspicious. Then again it is hard to hide a giant freighter so maybe they were just tracking it.