There may be no solution for the US gun issues, its not like a switch could be flipped, as the culture is gunnish already.
More gun control/less availability *would* decrease gun crime. But it would no way stop this sort of stuff from happening completely. I think saving some lives is important.. Saying there's no point curbing it because it won't stop them completely is a bit weird. Every little counts when it comes to people dying, I would've thought.
At least having a full ban on automatic weapons, some types of handguns, makes sense to me.. What possible argument is there for needing automatics? especially sub-machine guns etc..
hypothetically; If I want to kill people and the only weapon to hand isn't a gun - I'll likely use something else.. Said "other" weapon would be likely less insta-kill and easy to kill many people in a short period. .. Surely getting them out of shops and 'the average house' couldn't actually do any harm.. (?)
I doubt the average angry teen in a 'normal' school has access to seedy underworld stuff so i think it's odd to assume they'd all have access to guns if there was no legal trade..