Excellent post.
What needs to be stressed to our elected officials is that jail time for the parties involved is not enough. A transgression against the People and the Constitution has taken place and a legislative punishment must occur.
All of the gun laws that enabled this to happen must be repealed. The sporting purpose clause of the 1968 GCA, all technical restrictions on firearms such as the importation restrictions, any and all bans including the Hughes Amendment, any and all Governmental exemptions from firearms restrictions, and any and all registration laws and initiatives including the 1934 NFA must all be eliminated.
If our Government cannot or will not do this, it should be considered Treason on their part. Why? They have actively engaged in conspiracy to violate the Civil Rights of American citizens, conspiracy to subvert the Constitution of the United States, conspiracy to commit acts of war against a neighboring nation without cause, conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to cover up alleged crimes, perjury, violations of numerous Federal laws including sections of firearms law in 921 and 922, violations of ITAR, unlawful export of small arms to known criminal cartels, etc. If they do not move to ensure this cannot occur again, they have topped it off with conspiracy to commit Treason, and this falls even onto the shoulders of our elected officials if they fail to rectify the matter by repealing BAD laws.
That's what it will take and there has not been a better opportunity in my life time (55 years) to do so.
These criminals and enemies cannot figure out the simplicity of the Tea Party any more than King George could. 2010 took them by surprise...but they still cannot explain it or connect the dots. I pray 2012 will be a huge doubling down...then, as Andy Jackson was quoted as saying,, we can "route the vipers out!"