TM7, To a large extent I must agree with you. But I must also call your attention to an incident that occurred here in Texas several years ago. You do recall the incident in a Luby's Restaurant in Kileen,Texas on October 16, 1991. Up until the recent shooting at Virginia Tech, it was the largest tragedy shooting in the United States, 23 people killed, 20 wounded.
Among the folks dinning at the restaurant when the shooting took place was Susan Gratia who lost both parents, and narrowly escaped loosing her life. As I understand it, Susan was an accomplished pistol shooter, but as a result of the law at the time, was unarmed. After the shooting Susan set out on a venture to prevent similar situations in the future. She spoke to everyone that would listen, including both the US Senate and Congress. Susan later ran for, and was elected as a Representative in the Texas Legislature. Representative Susan Gratia-Hupp was an active voice for concealed carry in this state, and has continued to support concealed carry in every state.
Keep in mind, there are many young and bright minds enrolled at Virgina Tech. Shortly they will be entering every area of the work force, and possibly government. Hopefully, there will be those that see this as a preventable situation had someone been in a position to stop the gunman, and perhaps they, as a survivor, will undertake the effort to get laws changed for the better. We can only pray that the rational minds prevail.