Alternet has the article STUDY: Regular People Are Totally Useless When Trying to Use Handguns In Self-Defense.

A new study by researchers at Mount St. Mary’s University shows that proper training and the ability to know how and when to apply lethal force is essential to not only “stopping a bad guy” but not killing yourself and other innocent bystanders.

The situations in the article’s accompanying video are what I imagine when I hear of the idea of everyone carrying a gun. I wonder if the advocates for more wide spread gun carrying ever think about this.