Let's be realistic
I read a story recently about a training video instructing people on what to do in case of a workplace shooting. A homeland security expert cited in the story speculates that if someone in the Aurora theater had been armed, they might've shot back and stopped the attack.
Yes, if only someone in that dark, chaotic, tear-gassed theater had been armed, they could've... not had a clear shot and fired wildly and quite possibly killed more innocent people. I readily admit that I feel less safe being unarmed, but I still believe in stronger gun control. The only way to stop that shooting in Aurora would've been to prevent it from happening at all.
Yes, if only someone in that dark, chaotic, tear-gassed theater had been armed, they could've... not had a clear shot and fired wildly and quite possibly killed more innocent people. I readily admit that I feel less safe being unarmed, but I still believe in stronger gun control. The only way to stop that shooting in Aurora would've been to prevent it from happening at all.