text: Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said Wednesday that he wishes one additional person had possessed a firearm in Tucson on Saturday, presumably to use on Jared Lee Loughner. 
   
   "I wish there had been one more gun there that day in the hands of a responsible person, that's all I have to say," Franks said at a briefing, according to Politico. 
   
   The argument that more firearms would result in greater security -- especially in cases such as the one over the weekend -- has been a common argument for gun-rights activists, bolstered by headlines such as this. 
   
   Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) came to such a conclusion in a recent interview, claiming that "if there had been guns there for people to defend themselves with, perhaps the carnage could have been less." 
   
   But as William Saletan wrote for Slate, there is often a fine line between success and catastrophe. In this case, Joe Zamudio, the armed man (with no proper weapons training) who helped stop the shooting spree, may only have subdued the alleged shooter -- instead of shooting an innocent bystander -- by chance: ||||| Rep. Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican who's been outspoken in remembrance of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the wake of Saturday's shooting, says he wishes there was one more gun in Tucson, Ariz., the day of the massacre. 
   
   
   
   "I wish there had been one more gun there that day in the hands of a responsible person, that's all I have to say," Franks said, visibly irritated at a question about increased gun control. 
   
   
   
   The comment came as GOP lawmakers were being briefed by the FBI, sergeant at arms and leadership staff on security. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) was taking the right steps, adding that law enforcement officials would later pass out written information on the any increased security. 
   
   
   
   Much of the talk is centering around lawmakers increasing coordination with local law enforcement when they're back in the district. 
   
   Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who plans to carry a concealed weapon to events, said he thought that e-mails from Capitol Hill law enforcement to members should've come quicker than it did. 
   
   Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) has already designated a local law enforcement liaison in his office, and he said they've begun reaching out to security officials.
target: – Don’t count Arizona Rep. Trent Franks among those calling for increased gun control in the wake of Gabrielle Giffords’ shooting. "I wish there had been one more gun there that day in the hands of a responsible person, that's all I have to say," said the Republican, in an annoyed response to a question about gun control. He made the comment during an FBI security briefing of GOP lawmakers, Politico reports. Rep. Steve King is another Republican arguing that more civilians with guns could have decreased the “carnage,” the Huffington Post notes. Click for more, including a counter-argument to Franks and King.