Good job, denuseri! A lot of good information.

resistance with a gun has the best chance of survival over any other means.
This is something I've been saying for a long time. Nice to know that there are statistics to back me up. I'll have to check up on them.

Opponents also point to recent school, mall, church and other public shootings in areas where the owner or State has prohibited concealed carry as evidence that criminals are in fact drawn to posted places, as the population of such a place is likely to be less armed than a place in which concealed carry is allowed.
This reinforces my comments about criminals being less active when they know there is a risk of armed resistance.

Thanks for the info!