I find it interesting that Sandy Hook happened in Connecticut, a state with some of the most restrictive gun laws in the country. There seems to be a correlation to restrictive gun laws and violent crime (see also Chicago & Washington DC).

By making it illegal to conceal carry in schools and other locations, all that is done is create a target rich environment of unarmed victims for the crazy or malicious person that wants to hurt others. Since they have decided to commit multiple murders they probably aren't concerned with committing the felony of carrying a weapon onto a school campus.

If someone has passed the background check and has had the training to get a concealed weapons permit then they should be allowed to protect themselves in public places like university campuses, schools or even movie theaters.

More security in our schools is the most effective answer to this problem. Washington should be looking at funding solutions for staffing a resource officer at every school primary and secondary. Instead of looking at banning certain magazines or weapons.

One could just as easily cause as much damage with 3, 10 round magazines as 1, 30 round magazine. However, if we are to take the easy, knee jerk response of blaming inanimate objects, let's also look at the 1st person shooter games (i.e. call of duty) that help create and amplify the fantasy of mass murder for these disturbed individuals.