I absolutely love the non firearm owning facet of discussion boards coming out every time to claim they know everything better than anybody else. I can't think of a more ego-centric group of people, and yes that includes the "gun nuts" you guys love to hate.
I again, extend my offer for firearms familiarity gatherings, to anyone who would like to know about actual function, classifications, restrictions, definitions, handling, storage, laws, usage, history, etc. The same one from a couple years ago that fell on silent ears.
I think a little bit of get to know guns is what some of you actually need. Then we can move on from discussion of what magazine capacity is best (hint, it doesn't matter), what is a stripper clip (oh, a speed reloader for WW1/2 rifles!), what is a machine gun (another hint, not something anyone can carry into 7-11), how fast can you fire a bolt rifle, why can I fit 14 9mm rounds into a 10 round restricted .40 magazine and legally use it, what does AR actually mean, what classifies something as an assault rifle, etc etc etc.
My hope, is that with a little knowledge maybe the discussion would be a little more realistic, educated, and accurate. A little understanding goes a long way.
As an aside, on this topic, most churches are "non carry" zones, if you recall that was also the case in the Colorado theater shooting. So that kind of makes the point most of you are making about CC users mute, as this would not be statistically bearing on whether it was effective. My personal opinion would be that yes, there would have been intervention at some point had that restriction not been in place.
EDIT: I want to add I'm all for licencing just like I'm required here in Canada, before anyone gets on my back about it. But as noted above, thats only as powerful as the reporting in place that supports it