Politics | Trent Franks Arizona Rep. Wishes for 'One More Gun' at Shooting Presumably, a gun that could have stopped Jared Loughner By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jan 13, 2011 7:04 AM CST Copied In this photo provided by NBC television Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., speaks on "Meet the Press" Sunday, Jan 9, 2011, at the NBC studios in Washington. (AP Photo/NBC, Stephen J. Boitano) 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. Read These Next One critical island in Iran has remained unscathed in airstrikes. For the first time in decades, team pulls out of World Cup. Iran's new supreme leader is said to already have war wounds. Retired general, UFO expert has been missing for 11 days. Report an error