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The VA Tech shooter shot adults using only handguns which required reloading. A college campus full of unarmed victims waiting under their desk to be the next guy shot.It would slow down the shooter and give people a chance to rush him while he reloaded. If there were no advantage to a semi auto rifle, the army would still issue 1903 Springfields, but no army today goes to war with bolt actions, because they are too slow. You can't eliminate all homicides, but in these school situations, you can limit the carnage. The other option is to go the British route and store all guns at gun clubs and only allow their use there, and I would not push that far. There are clear needs for firearms in rural america.
Ever and always...the first response to problems is 'pass a gun law'. Perhaps there are better solutions to the problem, beginning with teaching people how to not lie down and what for their opportunity to die.