What the fuck are you guys talking about? The ban doesn't sunset for another TWO YEARS! This incident will be long forgotten by the public. People have the attention span of a gerbil and with all the reality tv these days, can't discern reality from dramatization. Plus, have you noticed that the anti-gun rhetoric has been very low? VPC isn't getting any air time (yet) to spout their lies and disinformation. People are so dumbed down and illiterate and innumerate that even simple slogans aren't going to gain any traction.
So relax. Plus, if the perpretrators are never caught, how will anyone attest to what kind of weapon was used in the crime? I sure hope they are caught, but it doesn't look too promising given that every cop I've seen so far is totally incompetent, especially those working for the FIB at ATF. I think law enforcement morale is at an all-time low. The war on drugs and the war on terror have exhausted them. And let's face it, the FIB hasn't been looking too competent lately. Then again, they haver always received way too much attention and praise for their incompetence--between prohibition and the Lindberg baby, the FIB has never been anything but useless.
The best thing that we could do is ignore the perpetrators of this crime. Instead of playing up the fear and celebrating the evil, if we just ignored them completely, we'd be better off. Without nationwide media attention, who the fuck is ever going to know what they did (i.e. how can they terrorize anyone if the story is not widely reported)?