The Wrong Prescription

Concerning the Orlando nightclub shooting, both President Obama and Secretary Clinton have spoken out saying it is further evidence we need gun control, according to The Washington Post. Let me suggest an alternative interpretation.

Suppose instead a half dozen or so attendees at the nightclub had carried permitted personal firearms with them. Isn't it likely many fewer than 100 would have been shot, fewer than 50 killed? 

I believe the butcher's bill might have been 10% of what it ended up being, had the patrons been able to defend themselves. They couldn't and we know the bloody awful outcome.