Somehow I suspect that had they been carrying firearms, 10 attackers would have managed to kill far more than 33.
Perhaps. Depends on the guns.
But the implicit - no, actually, the explicit thought behind that statement is that the lives of 33 are worth less than the lives of 34 or more would be....
The problem goes to the inherent violent tendencies present in the human animal regardless of the weapon used. I received a link to some nut-case right wing extremist web site where the guy was "making the case" that upon review of the backgrounds of all the people involved in the most heinous school massacres - they were all found to be from liberal, permissive, Democrat families or backgrounds. Leading to the conclusion the being Democrat is a mental illness that should result in institutionalization for the duration.
Which is almost as absurd as the extreme left assertions that somehow guns are the problem. Looking at the "facts", it would naturally lead us to the concept that Democrats must be denied gun ownership, and Republicans must be required to own guns.
Found it -
http://www.youtube.com/embed/FeTCkoXslsE?rel=0